earphone
Americannoun
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a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
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Usually earphones. a headset; headphone.
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Small portable radios were common, but they didn’t sound good and usually came with just a small earphone that went in one ear.
From NewsForKids.net ● May 20, 2024
Samsung, which is the biggest maker of Android phones, recommends using a cotton bud to get moisture out of the earphone jack and charging port.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
The cameraman tried to catch the bird to retrieve the earphone, but it flew away.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2022
But when Astros catcher Martín Maldonado had a question about his wine preferences, Verlander pulled off one earphone and responded.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2022
They wipe it clean, untangle the snarl of wires, wash mud out of the earphone.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
The coroner added that "increasingly, more people wear earphones and are therefore less aware of their surroundings".
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
Within weeks of arriving, I loathed Madras, where rats stole the padding from my earphones, the humidity left me weak and men tailed my mother in traffic, desperate to buy our imported car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Here was a middle-aged woman, fresh off a run, casually clutching a pair of earphones in her hand while she placed an important work call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024
Each participant wore earphones to hear both their taps and their partner's taps, and they had to anticipate their partner's movements.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
I glanced with longing at the books on tape and the earphones, which had been shoved into a corner.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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