mouthpiece
noun
mouth·piece
ˈmau̇th-ˌpēs 
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Examples of mouthpiece in a Sentence
the mouthpiece of a trumpet
He's been acting as a mouthpiece for the government on questions of foreign policy.
The company has hired an attorney as a mouthpiece to answer its critics.
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But testing options have long been limited: Typically, doctors either draw blood to measure levels of immune cells or antibodies, or have children breathe into a mouthpiece to measure the nitric oxide in their breath.
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Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
About 15 miles away in a Delhi slum, Muskan, who goes by her first name, looks on with worry at the remaining medicine drops for her children’s nebulizer, a machine which turns liquid medication into fine mist to be inhaled through a face mask or mouthpiece.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Extended techniques, such as pushing water through the mouthpiece of a clarinet, helped create the organic and layered sound.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Glinda, having chosen not to run away with Elphaba, becomes a mouthpiece of the Wizard's government.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
About 15 miles away in a Delhi slum, Muskan, who goes by her first name, looks on with worry at the remaining medicine drops for her children’s nebulizer, a machine which turns liquid medication into fine mist to be inhaled through a face mask or mouthpiece.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Extended techniques, such as pushing water through the mouthpiece of a clarinet, helped create the organic and layered sound.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Glinda, having chosen not to run away with Elphaba, becomes a mouthpiece of the Wizard's government.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Mouthpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouthpiece. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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mouthpiece
noun
mouth·piece
-ˌpēs
1
: the part put to, between, or near the lips
the mouthpiece of a trumpet
the mouthpiece of a telephone
2
: someone who expresses another person's ideas : spokesperson
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