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
Colby Leider, a sound engineer, said early-evening readings near the festival hovered between 80 and 85 decibels.
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Abby Dodge, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
With one quick push of a button, BLINGSTING Safety Alarms ear-piercing 125-decibel personal alarm sounds, intended to startle an aggressor and immediately alert bystanders that there’s a problem.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
If your exhaust tips over the legal decibel limit, a ticket arrives in your mailbox days later.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The loudest sound ever produced is said to be the 1883 eruption of the volcanic island of Krakatoa, which was estimated to be 310 decibels, which ruptured eardrums 40 miles away and could be heard as far as 3,000 miles away.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Abby Dodge, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
With one quick push of a button, BLINGSTING Safety Alarms ear-piercing 125-decibel personal alarm sounds, intended to startle an aggressor and immediately alert bystanders that there’s a problem.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
If your exhaust tips over the legal decibel limit, a ticket arrives in your mailbox days later.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The loudest sound ever produced is said to be the 1883 eruption of the volcanic island of Krakatoa, which was estimated to be 310 decibels, which ruptured eardrums 40 miles away and could be heard as far as 3,000 miles away.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decibel
Noun
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August 23 – September 22 Clarity lands where chatter once created noise.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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His photographs of New York redirect our attention by taking the noise out of the city.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The same phenomenon happens with police sirens, ambulance alarms, or the roar of an airplane.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
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Records say the sound created a deafening roar across Copenhagen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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