Mike
3 of 3communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter m
Examples of mike in a Sentence
Noun
The announcer was wearing a mike.
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
The trouble started about a year ago, just a few months into Yoon’s term, when he was caught swearing into a hot mike in New York, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Durst remains in his chair, miked up and on camera.
—Ester Bloom, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The only time the two really rode roughshod over the mikes was in an extended dispute toward the end of the debate over their golf handicaps.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
The trouble started about a year ago, just a few months into Yoon’s term, when he was caught swearing into a hot mike in New York, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
Verb
Gold didn’t want the actors miked, so dots inconspicuously placed microphones in ceiling corners.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Durst remains in his chair, miked up and on camera.
—Ester Bloom, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Mike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mike. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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