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Recent Examples of sibilance
There are basics like levels, reverb, tone, and gain, or settings to manage sibilance and plosives when speaking into the mic.
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Phil Nickinson, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Grand Luna has an unprecedented high-frequency extension that goes as high as 30kHz, while remaining smooth, non-fatiguing, and eliminating harshness or sibilance thanks to Campfire’s acoustic engineering.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
However, things never get out of hand and there isn’t a hint of sibilance.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Controls here are limited but do offer adjustments to sibilance, EQ, stereo width, and loudness.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
The highs are very detailed, and that makes for shiny cymbals and good sibilance.
—Christian De Looper, BGR, 21 June 2022
In it, a man dressed as a proto-millennial female — hair in Hollywood waves, slight sibilance, exquisite vocal fry — delivered quick-cut punch lines in rapid succession.
—Alessandra Colaianni, STAT, 25 Nov. 2021
Phil Nickinson, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Grand Luna has an unprecedented high-frequency extension that goes as high as 30kHz, while remaining smooth, non-fatiguing, and eliminating harshness or sibilance thanks to Campfire’s acoustic engineering.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
However, things never get out of hand and there isn’t a hint of sibilance.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Controls here are limited but do offer adjustments to sibilance, EQ, stereo width, and loudness.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
The highs are very detailed, and that makes for shiny cymbals and good sibilance.
—Christian De Looper, BGR, 21 June 2022
In it, a man dressed as a proto-millennial female — hair in Hollywood waves, slight sibilance, exquisite vocal fry — delivered quick-cut punch lines in rapid succession.
—Alessandra Colaianni, STAT, 25 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibilance
sibilant
Noun
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Spelling Bee Tedious, invidious, devious, conquer, identify, magnify, sibilant, uranium.—
John McPhee,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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What’s the rule on forming a singular possessive of a name ending with a sibilant?—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
19 Sep. 2024
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“Sibilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibilance. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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