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
These door stops come in a pack of two and hit 120 ear-piercing decibels when triggered.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2025
Some professional-level in-ear monitors allow for the sound engineer to mix in feeds from the audience, which can lower the decibels while still maintaining the energy between the crowd and the performers.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Open kitchens, high ceilings and cement floors wreaked havoc on decibel levels.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Officers don’t tend to pack a decibel reader to see if a vehicle meets standards.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2025
Some professional-level in-ear monitors allow for the sound engineer to mix in feeds from the audience, which can lower the decibels while still maintaining the energy between the crowd and the performers.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Open kitchens, high ceilings and cement floors wreaked havoc on decibel levels.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Officers don’t tend to pack a decibel reader to see if a vehicle meets standards.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decibel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decibel
Noun
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Additionally, pollution accumulation and vessel noise disrupt their echolocation abilities, making hunting increasingly difficult.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This helps to break through the noise and build credibility.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Not with a whimper but with a siren wail that long ago converted to white noise in our collective hearing; a global tinnitus like the hum of a fridge; the quiet roar of the Greenland ice sheet slipping into the Musk Ocean.—
Reuven Perlman,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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There are more and more people on the other side of the glass, the sound like a sea’s roar outside.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Decibel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decibel. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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