as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient
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Recent Examples of ambient
New Atlas, 24 July 2024
Switch to Transparency mode and let ambient sounds back in, perfect for navigating busy streets or ordering your morning coffee.
—New Atlas, 10 July 2024
Raef Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
In my tests, using my preferred settings for both SDR and HDR viewing and a 90-inch screen, the image was appropriately bright both in a dark room and in a room with a low level of ambient light.
—PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In addition to a small headlight and braking tail-light, the E20 sports RGB ambient lighting around the body edge on each side – which nicely breaks up the overall white/black aesthetic for a more playful personality.
—New Atlas, 24 July 2024
Switch to Transparency mode and let ambient sounds back in, perfect for navigating busy streets or ordering your morning coffee.
—New Atlas, 10 July 2024
Adjective
McLeod has a dry, slightly deadpan sense of humor and a gentle voice that can sometimes get lost in ambient traffic noise.
—Raef Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
In my tests, using my preferred settings for both SDR and HDR viewing and a 90-inch screen, the image was appropriately bright both in a dark room and in a room with a low level of ambient light.
—PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
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The decline is attributed to the higher interest rate environment.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The certification process is aimed at compatibility with the business security environment, especially compatibility with access control solutions like Opswat’s own MetaAccess.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Those settlements show another, quieter front in China’s expanding efforts to assert its control over disputed, peripheral territories – also playing out in the South and East China Seas – as Chinese leader Xi Jinping seeks to bolster national security and enhance China’s position over its rivals.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s also very clear softness and smearing in your peripheral vision.Andrew Williams, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The plans will see the top marginal income rate raised to 39.6 percent, from the current 37 percent, and the rate on two Medicare surtaxes increased from 3.8 percent to 5 percent for those earning more than $400,000.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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That made the Nova Pro great not only for marginal freezing temps but also in wet flurries or light drizzle.Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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Although drought is the most urgent threat, the Northeast is also broadly getting rainier as a result of climate change, because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture.Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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On May 18, 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens emitted 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere while its pyroclastic lava flow incinerated virtually everything within a 230-square-mile radius.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Not all of the figures are directly connected to Handel, and at times King’s deep background verges on the tangential.Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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One of the clear, if tangential, takeaways from Monsó’s book is that predation is a very tough business.Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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This conservative-leaning economic report ranks states on business climate and economic performance.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Drivers reportedly complained about touchscreen systems adding in at times annoying levels of friction to simple functions like climate control and music.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Mournful guitar and subdued harmonies surround, making this one of Nelson’s most evocative vocal renderings.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
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Upgrading your entertainment system with the JBL Bar 1000, a soundbar that doesn't just include a powerful subwoofer, but also features two detachable surround speakers.Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
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By 1643, René Descartes had discovered a simple relationship between the curvatures of any four circles that are tangent to each other.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
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That leaves us with the tangent function.Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 Mar. 2022
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“Ambient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambient. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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