megaphone

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noun

mega·​phone ˈme-gə-ˌfōn How to pronounce megaphone (audio)
: a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice
megaphonic 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
Ready to let her hair down and rock out, the unpretentious singer-songwriter broadcast salient messages of self-empowerment and personal freedom through the equivalent of a giant megaphone. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024 Musk, who shelled out over $100 million and turned his social media platform X into an online megaphone to get out the vote for Donald Trump, has emerged as one of the presidential election’s biggest winners. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 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 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

mega- + -phone entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1878, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1901, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of megaphone was in 1878

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“Megaphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megaphone. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

megaphone

noun
mega·​phone
ˈmeg-ə-ˌfōn
: a cone-shaped device used to direct the voice and increase its loudness

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