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as in seems
to give the impression of being
the idea at least sounds plausible
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as in voices
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 announces
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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Recent Examples of sounds
Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
It fine-tunes how your iPhone works, sounds and protects your information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Leadling lights of the scene like Jane Remover, Frost Children and underscores — the latter of whom has its own dope new release today — help Brown achieve liftoff here, as the rapper sounds perfectly at home within his glitchier (and at times house-ier) new sonic environs.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
While some bars thrive on always offering the same comforts to regulars night after night, Melody always sounds a bit different; in 2010 its owners estimated that more than 7,000 bands had taken its stage in span of a decade.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
But there is a welcome space for intelligent, epic filmmaking that entertains and sounds a warning bell.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
If this sounds overly complicated, don't fret.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
This sounds quite a bit like the scale-at-all-costs mentality of any other social platform.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
Reggaeton is one of the most popular genres in the world, a cross between reggae and hip-hop and Afro Caribbean sounds.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Multiple smaller explosions were also caught on camera, lighting up the night with electrical sparks into the night sky with sharp popping sounds.
—Bonny Chu , Landon Mion , Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
SiriusXM is spotlighting the sounds of the season — and Billboard charts — with the Billboard Holiday Countdown.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
His music mixes reggaetón beats with the sounds of Puerto Rican history and everyday life, where devotion and defiance often live side by side.
—Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Those years brought a new swath of fans to Gunn’s meditative folk and rock sounds, showcased on low-key masterpieces like 2019’s The Unseen In Between.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Helm learns some of their sounds.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Representative of these was Bean Garden, originally staged in 1971, a massive platform carpeted with dry beans, across which visitors were invited to walk, enjoying the crunching sounds of their footsteps.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Nov. 2025
Despite their small stature, dachshunds are quick to alert their owners to unfamiliar sounds or visitors, often barking persistently to signal potential intruders.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
What to Do The best way to fall in love with this beautiful city is to explore it by foot, and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and scents that make each neighborhood unique.
—Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
It fine-tunes how your iPhone works, sounds and protects your information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Leadling lights of the scene like Jane Remover, Frost Children and underscores — the latter of whom has its own dope new release today — help Brown achieve liftoff here, as the rapper sounds perfectly at home within his glitchier (and at times house-ier) new sonic environs.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
While some bars thrive on always offering the same comforts to regulars night after night, Melody always sounds a bit different; in 2010 its owners estimated that more than 7,000 bands had taken its stage in span of a decade.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
But there is a welcome space for intelligent, epic filmmaking that entertains and sounds a warning bell.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
If this sounds overly complicated, don't fret.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
This sounds quite a bit like the scale-at-all-costs mentality of any other social platform.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
Reggaeton is one of the most popular genres in the world, a cross between reggae and hip-hop and Afro Caribbean sounds.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
All the greats have sounds and styles.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Multiple smaller explosions were also caught on camera, lighting up the night with electrical sparks into the night sky with sharp popping sounds.
—Bonny Chu , Landon Mion , Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
SiriusXM is spotlighting the sounds of the season — and Billboard charts — with the Billboard Holiday Countdown.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
His music mixes reggaetón beats with the sounds of Puerto Rican history and everyday life, where devotion and defiance often live side by side.
—Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Those years brought a new swath of fans to Gunn’s meditative folk and rock sounds, showcased on low-key masterpieces like 2019’s The Unseen In Between.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Helm learns some of their sounds.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Representative of these was Bean Garden, originally staged in 1971, a massive platform carpeted with dry beans, across which visitors were invited to walk, enjoying the crunching sounds of their footsteps.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Nov. 2025
Despite their small stature, dachshunds are quick to alert their owners to unfamiliar sounds or visitors, often barking persistently to signal potential intruders.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Sounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounds. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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