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Princeton's WordNet

  1. drown outverb

    make imperceptible

    "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"

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  1. drown outverb

    To cover, obscure, or hide by being louder than.

Wikipedia

  1. Drown Out

    Drown Out is a studio album by American electronic music producer Daedelus. It was released on Anticon in 2013.

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  1. drown out

    "Drown out" is a phrase used to mean covering, overwhelming, or making something inaudible by a higher level of noise or a more prominent sound. It can also refer to completely engulfing something until it is no longer noticeable or effective. It is frequently used in contexts related to sound, but it can also be used metaphorically in various scenarios.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of drown out in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of drown out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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  1. Thor Halvorssen:

    El Sexto has become a prominent target of the Cuban regime because his graffiti art is one of the elite’s most feared methods of protest as it exposes their true nature, el Sexto’s art unmasks the tyranny in ways white papers and press accounts cannot. Now that Castro will receive a pompous farewell, the regime will take measures to silence all voices for democracy and to drown out calls for reform.

  2. Kelly Neidert:

    They were chanting things. They brought all sorts of instruments that they were playing to drown out whatever we were saying. They brought their megaphones, they brought whistles.

  3. Elaine Rodino:

    That would certainly drown out the other music, and...realize the music is not making them do anything, it's just creating a memory...and it'll be gone as soon as they walk out of the store.

  4. Raj Dasgupta:

    We're talking loud, obnoxious snoring, the type that would drown out conversations or be heard through closed doors, some of the very descriptive bed partners of my patients with obstructive sleep apnea describe their partners' snores as listening to a' dying bear' or a scene from' Jurassic Park,'.

  5. Lori Apple:

    The loud voices of a few drown out the quiet voices of good, hard-working Americans who are not in favor of these kinds of measures. it makes sense to have a wall.


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