voice-activated
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In many ways, the high-tech future I envisioned as a child has come to pass — we have computers in our pockets, driverless cars, thumbprint and face ID, and voice-activated remote controls for everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
It follows a similar case in January where Apple agreed to pay $95m to settle a case alleging some of its devices were listening to people through its voice-activated assistant Siri without their permission.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
There will be an exception for video on a hands-free or voice-activated device or an application requiring the push of no more than a single button to activate or terminate it.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
The case, brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department, centers on Amazon’s handling of the personal details it collected from children who conversed with Alexa, the company’s voice-activated virtual assistant.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
It was a palm-sized model, voice-activated, that I used in the beginning for making notes to myself about work.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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