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as in blended
to form a pleasing relationship
the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine
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as in rang
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat
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as in repeated
to say or state again
TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over
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Recent Examples of chimed
The door chimed as Shawnta McClenton stepped through and approached the counter.
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Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Prior to its aborted El Gouna premiere, Shawky suggested the work also chimed with contemporary events in the Middle East, due to the fact Mahfouz had written the original story in the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Arab world.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This chimed with Ling, who had come from a world of theater.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
After a few seconds, the base chimed and the app confirmed a successful pairing.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Prior to its aborted El Gouna premiere, Shawky suggested the work also chimed with contemporary events in the Middle East, due to the fact Mahfouz had written the original story in the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Arab world.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This chimed with Ling, who had come from a world of theater.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
After a few seconds, the base chimed and the app confirmed a successful pairing.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimed
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His own brand, based in Saint Tropez, blended those sensibilities with a yachty French Rivera streak that saw solid white and navy garments included in every season, a nautical touch that’s remained in its collections to the present day.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Caribbean musicians blended colonizer’s instruments and music styles with their traditional sound.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.—
KFOX Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The sky was falling as the Yankees repeated.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Below is a list of all the teams that have repeated as champions in MLB history.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For this study, researchers analyzed data from 770 young, healthy adults to examine how certain aspects of their health and performance corresponded to different attributes of their sleep.—
Emma Loewe,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
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To confirm the match, the team carefully aligned the Hubble and JWST images using 36 stars visible in both datasets as reference points, ensuring that every pixel corresponded to the same spot in the sky, the study noted.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Canales reiterated Wednesday that the offense doesn’t change that much when either Dalton or Young are back there.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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As a result, the Club reiterated its buy-equivalent 1 rating and maintained a $250 price target on the stock.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2020, the bank agreed to pay a $3 billion fine to federal prosecutors and the SEC over its practices.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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In late August, the Cowboys boss agreed to a blockbuster trade that sent star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Diversification, especially into areas that aren’t perfectly correlated, stabilizes your portfolio so that not every part moves in lockstep when markets shift.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The success of the Lakers is directly correlated to Ayton's performance night in and night out.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the time of his arrest, Womack was allegedly wearing a black coat that matched the jacket worn in all of the robberies, law enforcement said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday in 18 innings, which matched the longest World Series game ever, to take a two games to one lead in the best-of-seven series.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Chimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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