elevator music
noun
: instrumental arrangements of popular songs often piped in (as to an elevator or retail store)
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That audience might be businesses in search of elevator music.
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 June 2021
Ultimately, the quality of subcarrier signals was lower than traditional FM broadcasts, which contributed to Muzak’s elevator music reputation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 June 2021
But compared with the riotous diversity of a rainforest, the columns — like brigades of upright feather dusters — can become as monotonous as elevator music.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
But there’s something unexplainable as to why their bats make elevator music in front of their loud, faithful fans.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 June 2021
Ultimately, the quality of subcarrier signals was lower than traditional FM broadcasts, which contributed to Muzak’s elevator music reputation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 June 2021
But compared with the riotous diversity of a rainforest, the columns — like brigades of upright feather dusters — can become as monotonous as elevator music.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
But there’s something unexplainable as to why their bats make elevator music in front of their loud, faithful fans.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for elevator music
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“Elevator music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elevator%20music. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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