earbud
Americannoun
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earbuds
plural
noun
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Origin of earbud
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His previous creations have included a smartwatch and a high-tech face mask launched during the pandemic and tricked out with Bluetooth, LED lights and a magnetic earbud docking system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Co-produced by Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, the album was made for the earbud era.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
When I called out, they pulled an earbud halfway out and said, “Sorry, I just have to get to class.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
“It was that earbud that provided geo-tracking right to the suspect’s Jensen Beach home,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
The man inside the booth is talking on the phone, a small wired earbud in his left ear.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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
"I counsel people to wear hearing protection when they're mowing grass instead of listening to music through earbuds," Price said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Developed using some of the same components found in smart rings and wireless earbuds, devices like this could eventually share a stage with blood-glucose monitors and heart-monitoring Apple Watches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
So instead, Candice jammed her earbuds in her ears, cranked up one of her dad’s playlists, and opened up her Mental Twister app.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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