as in noise
usually decibels plural
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the crowd decibels increased dramatically as the horses neared the finish line
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Recent Examples of decibel
Set to a decibel-busting catalog of Celine Dion favorites, the laugh-a-minute musical imagines if Dion herself was a passenger on the Ship of Dreams.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
The county’s noise limit for industrial uses is 75 decibels.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Every decibel of laughter in that Martinsville gym must have felt like Mississippi fire ants eating away Erroneous Fade’s heart meat.
—Kiese Laymon, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
The Hearing Health Foundation warned that sounds that exceed 70 decibels can damage hearing without protection.
—Hali Smith
april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
The county’s noise limit for industrial uses is 75 decibels.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Every decibel of laughter in that Martinsville gym must have felt like Mississippi fire ants eating away Erroneous Fade’s heart meat.
—Kiese Laymon, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
The Hearing Health Foundation warned that sounds that exceed 70 decibels can damage hearing without protection.
—Hali Smith
april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decibel
Noun
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Thousands of fans were outside the Bell Centre watching the game, and the 20,962 fans filled the arena with ear-splitting noise before puck drop.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Write it down, step back from noise, and let the truth settle.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Schwarber walked, and Harper followed with his 11th homer of the season, a monster shot that made the significant chunk of the PNC Park crowd who made the five-hour drive across the state roar with approval.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Lee slid in safely with a head-first slide to tie the game at two apiece, letting out a cathartic roar towards his dugout from his knees.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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“Decibel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decibel. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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