as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the crowd decibels increased dramatically as the horses neared the finish line
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Recent Examples of decibels
For Miami, a loss here would accelerate and raise decibels on talk of tanking and/or firing everybody.
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Greg Cote
october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The noise from a vacuum cleaner is about 75 decibels.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Loop’s Experience line is specially made for concerts by dampening the decibels without sacrificing the performer’s sound quality.
—Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Users could improve their hearing up to 30 decibels, equivalent to a soft conversation heard a few feet away in a quiet room.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Will those decibels be matched in the next three home games before USC visits?
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
In experiments, the device achieved an on-off switching ratio above 19 decibels.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
These door stops come in a pack of two and hit 120 ear-piercing decibels when triggered.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2025
Some professional-level in-ear monitors allow for the sound engineer to mix in feeds from the audience, which can lower the decibels while still maintaining the energy between the crowd and the performers.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Greg Cote
october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The noise from a vacuum cleaner is about 75 decibels.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Loop’s Experience line is specially made for concerts by dampening the decibels without sacrificing the performer’s sound quality.
—Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Users could improve their hearing up to 30 decibels, equivalent to a soft conversation heard a few feet away in a quiet room.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Will those decibels be matched in the next three home games before USC visits?
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
In experiments, the device achieved an on-off switching ratio above 19 decibels.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
These door stops come in a pack of two and hit 120 ear-piercing decibels when triggered.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2025
Some professional-level in-ear monitors allow for the sound engineer to mix in feeds from the audience, which can lower the decibels while still maintaining the energy between the crowd and the performers.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decibels
Noun
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Emerging comics who have yet to build a solid fan base will struggle more than ever to cut through the noise — and even for comics with large existing audiences, this will be a headache.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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But no matter your net worth, daily check-ins tend to create more noise than insight.—
Steve Hruby,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That roar originated nearly a century ago.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tens of thousands gathered in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv, to watch the releases and a joyful roar erupted from the crowd as the first images of the hostages flashed on the screen, the Associated Press reported.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Decibels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decibels. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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