Mike
3 of 3communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter m
Examples of mike in a Sentence
Noun
The announcer was wearing a mike.
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Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
The only time the two really rode roughshod over the mikes was in an extended dispute toward the end of the debate over their golf handicaps.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
ProPublica, 2 July 2024
Gold didn’t want the actors miked, so dots inconspicuously placed microphones in ceiling corners.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 12 June 2024
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Noun
Lapel mikes were fastened to MetroCards, which the talkers held in front of their faces.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
The only time the two really rode roughshod over the mikes was in an extended dispute toward the end of the debate over their golf handicaps.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Verb
Recording began as soon as Biden was miked and sitting in the chair that Friday at 2:50 p.m. Earlier that day, Biden’s press staff had said the president would have only 10 minutes for the interview, instead of the previously agreed upon 20 minutes.
—ProPublica, 2 July 2024
Gold didn’t want the actors miked, so dots inconspicuously placed microphones in ceiling corners.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 12 June 2024
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“Mike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mike. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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