as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient
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as in peripheral
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Recent Examples of ambient
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Comfort: 3 zone automatic climate control, ambient lighting, and high gloss interior trim.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 18 May 2025
Room Tone — Needed for the edit, this is recorded by sound in each shooting location so that a general ambient tone is had to maintain consistency across the sound design.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
This dial controls ambient lighting, entertainment volume, and drive modes simultaneously (or only drive modes) with a click downward.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Adjective
This new, more critical vision of the tech founders risks echoing Musk’s vendetta against Hassabis—inflating contingent figures into supervillains, out of ambient anxiety.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Comfort: 3 zone automatic climate control, ambient lighting, and high gloss interior trim.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 18 May 2025
Room Tone — Needed for the edit, this is recorded by sound in each shooting location so that a general ambient tone is had to maintain consistency across the sound design.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
This dial controls ambient lighting, entertainment volume, and drive modes simultaneously (or only drive modes) with a click downward.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambient
Noun
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Housed in a charming building from the 1930s, the store prioritizes creating a safe and loving environment for all, embracing the timeless value of literature.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Taking Share and Increasing Retail Pound Volume Despite a challenging environment with retailer inventory headwinds and a slowdown in snacking, the company is still taking market share and increasing its retail pound volume (total volume of product sold in pounds) in key markets.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Five years after the pandemic, successful retailers are using data to develop the business equivalent of peripheral vision.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Rieder has also recently been adding European sovereign bonds from Germany, as well as some peripheral sovereigns such as France, Ireland, Spain and Italy.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The 29-year-old played his most marginal role ever in these playoffs, averaging a scant 2.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in a career playoff-low 10.0 minutes per.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Yet more efficient packaging on the inside also results in a marginal passenger volume increase of about two percent.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
Noun
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It was therefore expected that — even if tentative — the detection of a potential biomarker in the atmosphere of an exoplanet would have extensive coverage.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
25 May 2025
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Fans both in person and online noted the electric atmosphere of the concert.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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That’s just one of many tangential critiques the director lobs at Brazilian society in a movie that might have clocked in well under two hours without such digressions.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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By eschewing administrative bloat and tangential initiatives, Brand New’s small team remains agile and free to react quickly to clients’ needs and cultural moments like Coachella or Fashion Week.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Shade-Loving Flowering Shrubs Hydrangeas and azaleas need consistent moisture and protection from afternoon sun when grown in hot climates.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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This climate report is funded by MSC Cruises USA and the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Set on pristine white sand, the resort is an angular sandcastle of clean lines, coral surfaces, and glittering private pools that mirror the island’s milky blue surrounds.—
Elspeth Velten,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Otherwise, this is the bargain buy for those after knock-out surround in an all-in-one package.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The slope, or steepness, of the tangent line measures how quickly the function is changing at that point.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
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By 1643, René Descartes had discovered a simple relationship between the curvatures of any four circles that are tangent to each other.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Aug. 2023
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“Ambient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambient. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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