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as in to voice
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
a person who certainly isn't shy about sounding her opinions
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
the grand opening of the region's newest and largest mall has been loudly sounded for months
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as in logical
according to the rules of logic
sound reasoning alone should tell you that the result is invalid
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as in healthy
enjoying health and vigor
the horse is getting along in years, but still perfectly sound
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as in sturdy
marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion
the shed looks flimsy, but it's actually surprisingly sound
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Recent Examples of sound
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
That challenge should sound familiar to enterprise leaders.
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Robert Kramer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
J.m. Banks
june 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
In this city fluent in French, Spanish, African and Caribbean culture, musicians began blending their unique traditions into a brand new sound.
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Abraham Swee,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
Other work has included refurbishing the pedestrian overpass between the 10th Avenue and Franklin Road interchanges, adding a sound wall along Hannibal Street and installing a traffic signal at the westbound ramps at the Centennial interchange.
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Rose Evans
june 23,
Idaho Statesman,
23 June 2026
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Verb
Musk’s own success in recent years has come from pushing ideas that sound straight out of science fiction into reality.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
That challenge should sound familiar to enterprise leaders.
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Robert Kramer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Bennie Moten and Mary Lou Williams helped define the city’s distinctive sound and transformed the course of American music.
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J.m. Banks
june 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
In this city fluent in French, Spanish, African and Caribbean culture, musicians began blending their unique traditions into a brand new sound.
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Abraham Swee,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Adjective
This new method allows builders to recycle that exact waste onsite, turning a disposal headache into structurally sound walls.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
Other work has included refurbishing the pedestrian overpass between the 10th Avenue and Franklin Road interchanges, adding a sound wall along Hannibal Street and installing a traffic signal at the westbound ramps at the Centennial interchange.
—
Rose Evans
june 23,
Idaho Statesman,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound
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Trump kicked off the Great American State Fair celebration Wednesday, June 24, with a speech that echoed several of his most familiar refrains, from lowering gas prices and criticizing former President Joe Biden to touting his border policies.
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The Taiwanese security official echoed that sentiment.
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The show’s dramatic romance and journey of self-growth seems to fit in line with something Austen would’ve imagined for her characters.
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Placide, who has announced this will be his final international tournament, seemed determined to end his career on a high note.
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Hamari actually gave Chisholm some time to voice his frustrations, which were captured up close by NBC’s ump cam.
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In the month since the crisis, residents in the surrounding area have continued to voice their displeasure with GKN Aerospace and the risk placed outside of their homes after the tank cracked.
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Brown passed away from coronary heart disease at his Newport News, Virginia, home on June 17, his family announced on June 26 via his Facebook page.
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The invasive golden mussel has now been confirmed in the Port of West Sacramento, marking the species' northernmost detection in California since it was first discovered in Stockton in 2024, wildlife officials announced Saturday.
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Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.
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While other universities scale back research amid federal funding uncertainty, Tulane University will lead a sweeping redevelopment of the vacant Charity Hospital.
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Sweeney also modeled a plunging black bralette from the same line.
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On the eve of the 2024 Summer Olympics, hosted by Paris, a wetsuited Hidalgo had plunged herself into the Seine.
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The case was initiated in August by an asylum-seeker from Guatemala who was arrested after leaving a routine immigration hearing in San Francisco and then held without access to adequate hygiene, sanitation, medical care and legal advice, according to the complaint.
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The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
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Gas prices have started to come down since the preliminary peace deal was announced, but the latest round of strikes has threatened to slow ship traffic through the strait, which carried 20% of the world's oil before the war.
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Sixteen of the 40 vessels transited via the Iranian route through the strait, according to Kpler data shared with CNN.
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“Sound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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