as in sensorial
of or relating to physical sensation or the senses
trying to listen to music while watching the TV and eating dinner caused a sort of sensory overload
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Recent Examples of sensory
Unproductively, in the confines of the smaller-scale Fyda-Mar stage, the discordant sensory barrage director Oanh Nguyen brings to bear landed on at least one theatergoer as an agitated, irritating distraction.
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Kids headphones are helpful on trips when using a tablet, listening to music or helping a little one with sensory issues have a moment of silence.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Along with plenty of floral fun, there’ll be music from traditional instruments like the Chinese guzheng and Hmong qeej, Tai Qi, education about medicinal plants, guided sensory walks, water calligraphy demonstrations, poetry and food vendors.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
The combination of high-tech sleep equipment and lower-tech sensory tools — masks, mists, earplugs — reflects how broad the sleep retreat category has become.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Kids headphones are helpful on trips when using a tablet, listening to music or helping a little one with sensory issues have a moment of silence.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Along with plenty of floral fun, there’ll be music from traditional instruments like the Chinese guzheng and Hmong qeej, Tai Qi, education about medicinal plants, guided sensory walks, water calligraphy demonstrations, poetry and food vendors.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
The combination of high-tech sleep equipment and lower-tech sensory tools — masks, mists, earplugs — reflects how broad the sleep retreat category has become.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensory
sensorial
Adjective
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So, say goodbye to rough rubbing and hello to relaxing, sensorial skincare application.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
14 May 2026
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The bright space includes two treatment rooms, a steam room, sauna, salt relaxation room, sensorial shower, and a Sisley retail shop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Sensory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensory. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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