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Muzak

American

[myoo-zak] / ˈmyu zæk /

Trademark.

recorded background music transmitted by radio, telephone, or satellite to built-in sets in offices, restaurants, waiting rooms, etc.

Muzak British

/ ˈmjuːzæk /

noun

recorded light music played in shops, restaurants, factories, etc, to entertain, increase sales or production, etc

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Example Sentences

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It is the roads, the cars, the Muzak in the elevators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

It is the elevator music, the Muzak, of potato dishes.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

If I so much as find myself in a Target, I can’t help but think of Stewie working in the pizza area while a Muzak version of the song “Thunder Island” plays in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

And thus, “Dawn of the Dead” became a consumerist satire, with zombies shuffling mindlessly through the mall and up the down escalators as bland Muzak blares through the shopping center’s loudspeakers.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

The little speakers lining the walkway were playing soft Muzak.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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