Muzak

[ myoo-zak ]

/ ˈmyu zæk /

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Trademark.

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

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Words nearby Muzak

mutuel, mutule, muumuu, muxe, Muybridge, Muzak, muzhik, Muzorewa, Muztag, Muztagata, muzz

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How to use Muzak in a sentence

Opeka says the average viewing time for the Ross channel — available on Roku, Pluto, Samsung TV Plus and elsewhere — is more than double that of Cinedigm’s other channels, suggesting people leave it on as a kind of streaming Muzak.
How the long-dead public-television painter Bob Ross became a streaming phenomenon (and kicked up plenty of dirt in the process)|Steven Zeitchik|July 30, 2021|Washington Post
Julianne Moore and John Lithgow dance in a half empty club to weird ringtone muzak.
High-End Pervs Film Benedict Cumberbatch and Reese Witherspoon Sucking Face|Amy Zimmerman|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He worked for the Smothers Brothers and wrote the muzak-ready piece called “Classical Gas”.
Magic Bus|Blake Gopnik|July 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Romney is delivering a Muzak version of the standard GOP refrain about unshackling capitalism and restoring belief in America.
Election Between Obama and Romney Will Be Boring—and That’s Fine|Peter Beinart|April 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

A Muzak rendition of Beethoven's “Ode to Joy” echoed through the Jakarta airport's domestic terminal shortly after dawn.
My Trip With a Terrorist|Eliza Griswold|August 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Muzak

Muzak

/ (ˈmjuːzæk) /

noun

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

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