megaphone

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noun

mega·phone ˈme-gə-ˌfōn

: a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice

megaphonic

ˌme-gə-ˈfä-nik

adjective

megaphone

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verb

megaphoned; megaphoning; megaphones

transitive verb

: to transmit or address through or as if through a megaphone

intransitive verb

: to speak through or as if through a megaphone

Examples of megaphone in a Sentence

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Noun

He’s used that money to purchase a platform, take it private, and effectively turn it into a megaphone for the world’s loudest racists. —

Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024 Attracting celebrities, politicians, journalists and even astronauts, Twitter evolved into a social media powerhouse and a global online megaphone. —

Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024

Verb

The protesters' message spread out as hundreds of Diamondbacks fans passed through the streets, with the megaphoned chants amplifying through Chase Field's west side entrances. —

Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2024 Students need more than ganas, and relying so much on this idea is toxic and detrimental to Latinx students who constantly get this individualistic message megaphoned into them. —

Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for megaphone