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Recent Examples of intelligibility
Much of it was lost to the audience, since reverberant amplification gave heroic heft to Blanchett’s voice at the cost of intelligibility.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Speaking of clarity, these new headphones have been designed by Sennheiser’s in-house acoustics team and are tuned for vocal intelligibility, while still providing plenty of bass response.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Research has also shown pupillometry to be a sensitive, objective correlate of speech intelligibility and mental strain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026
Everyone seems to symbolize something…but the oceanic flood of writing itself is always carrying them away, just beyond intelligibility.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Speaking of clarity, these new headphones have been designed by Sennheiser’s in-house acoustics team and are tuned for vocal intelligibility, while still providing plenty of bass response.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Research has also shown pupillometry to be a sensitive, objective correlate of speech intelligibility and mental strain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026
Everyone seems to symbolize something…but the oceanic flood of writing itself is always carrying them away, just beyond intelligibility.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intelligibility
Noun
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That reversed aesthetic increases legibility, according to the Swiss watchmaker.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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The sculptural sapphire crystal flows over a three-dimensional dial-flange, with enhanced depth and legibility.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The new research did not account for mechanical stress or corrosion as part of longevity testing, and both are likely to affect the readability of the data over a long time.—
Damien Pine,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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Columns blend creativity and readability with solid, on-topic writing.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Intelligibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligibility. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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