as in aural
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing
I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily
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Recent Examples of auditory
Add Engaging Visual Elements For a room meant to engage your auditory senses, visual elements still have an important place.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2026
Birds can be kept off the porch away from furniture and plants by using bird deterrent methods that include physical, auditory, and visual deterrents.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
And then the 1970s British folk rock gives way to a less pleasant auditory landscape, as the hum appears, bringing on headaches and nosebleeds and affecting her concentration and mood, her work and family.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Coffin diagnosed Murekezi with stimulant use disorder and schizoaffective disorder, which can include delusional and paranoid thoughts and auditory and visual hallucinations.
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Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2026
Birds can be kept off the porch away from furniture and plants by using bird deterrent methods that include physical, auditory, and visual deterrents.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
And then the 1970s British folk rock gives way to a less pleasant auditory landscape, as the hum appears, bringing on headaches and nosebleeds and affecting her concentration and mood, her work and family.
—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Coffin diagnosed Murekezi with stimulant use disorder and schizoaffective disorder, which can include delusional and paranoid thoughts and auditory and visual hallucinations.
—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
Adjective
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That can include the device, the fitting, follow-ups, accessories, and even aural rehabilitation classes.
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So is their desire and ability to use those songs as launching pads to new aural vistas, not as final destinations.
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The rural storytelling and fiddle music on the frontier inspired the emergence and growth of commercial country music and bluegrass music, while echoes of acoustic blues and protest songs can be heard in modern R&B and hip-hop.
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Critics also questioned whether acoustic microphones monitoring public spaces could amount to a form of surveillance, as well as who would have access to any audio data collected.
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With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato.
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With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.
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Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.
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Many of today’s most prominent artists are focused on rendering vast, abstract, and often invisible systems perceptible—often by scaling them down to something more sensible while still gesturing toward their magnitude.
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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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