earbud
noun
a small earphone that fits in the ear.
earbuds
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pluralof earbud.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some 20 football fields of exhibition space were filled with hardware trying to apply AI to everyday life, such as earbuds that listen to a meeting and produce a transcript.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
A man said something to me and I assumed he needed directions so I took my earbuds out to listen to him.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Our earbuds have already trained us to think of music as a private escape from reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
“A lot of people enjoy the music from it. You don’t have to have earbuds in, and you still get the sunglasses.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
She removed the earbuds and crossed the room, the iPod still in her hand.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
