as in aural
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing
I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily
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Recent Examples of auditory
Young energy and enthusiasm served up in a delicious auditory stew.
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Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
As a result of her exposure to chemicals, Colette developed auditory psychosis that led her to become a serial killer.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Deer hear better than humans, but not nearly as well as predators like cougars, which have large, highly developed auditory bullae.
—Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
This concept was prevalent at this year's flower show, with many designers incorporating water features into their displays, from a simple dripping fountain to more formal pools, engaging visitors' auditory senses.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
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Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
As a result of her exposure to chemicals, Colette developed auditory psychosis that led her to become a serial killer.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
Deer hear better than humans, but not nearly as well as predators like cougars, which have large, highly developed auditory bullae.
—Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
This concept was prevalent at this year's flower show, with many designers incorporating water features into their displays, from a simple dripping fountain to more formal pools, engaging visitors' auditory senses.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
Adjective
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The bwonnnngs on the soundtrack are an aural cliché now, but the whole delirious package still makes for one of the most thrilling movies of the 2010s.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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The station proved pivotal in creating an enthusiastic audience here for such acts as Chuck Mangione, Spyro Gyra, Kenny G, Earl Klugh, Acoustic Alchemy and other aural confectioners who subsequently became mainstays at Humphreys.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The drone also incorporates an acoustic shield to dampen noise from its own propellers, enabling clearer detection of echoes.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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First, a physical acoustic shield inspired by bat’s ear cartilage reduces propeller noise around the acoustic sensors, which act like the robot’s ears.—
Nitin Sanket,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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It can be delivered using a device that sits on the ear and sends an electrical pulse to the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, which is found under the skin in the magenta area in the diagram below.—
Paul McClure
May 22,
New Atlas,
22 May 2025
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Each muscle is responsible for a different movement: the anterior auricular muscle pulls the ear forward, the superior auricular muscle lifts it slightly, and the posterior auricular muscle pulls it backward.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato.—
Chris Bieri,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 June 2023
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With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.—
Michael Muchmore,
PCMAG,
7 June 2022
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An airport offers, if not exactly an equitable experience (there are Clear lines, lounge archipelagos), then at least a perceptible simulacrum of equality, in that everyone rides the same people movers past the same Cinnabons.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, there was a perceptible rise in militant attacks within Pakistan, accompanied by Kabul’s reluctance or inability to decisively act against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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