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Recent Examples of ping
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Federal cuts lead to coal-safety concerns In early April, Noemi Hall’s pinging phone woke her up at 5:30 a.m. with texts from colleagues at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health who had gotten reduction-in-force notices.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The phone pinged near the tower starting in July 2022 and continued through mid-August 2022.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Cellphones in the area pinged an alert, urging people near the Hortmans’ neighborhood to take shelter.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Verb
Season 7, which wrapped this month, pinged between a number of different stories.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Federal cuts lead to coal-safety concerns In early April, Noemi Hall’s pinging phone woke her up at 5:30 a.m. with texts from colleagues at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health who had gotten reduction-in-force notices.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The phone pinged near the tower starting in July 2022 and continued through mid-August 2022.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Cellphones in the area pinged an alert, urging people near the Hortmans’ neighborhood to take shelter.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ping
Noun
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The orchestration — rich, fluid, and glistening with the vaguely exotic plinks of the cimbalom — has the plushness of an antique carpet.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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There’s also an experimental score by Daniel Blumberg made of bangs and piano plinks and noises that sound like a dozen balloons screaming.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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La Cañada resident Trent Sanders, who frequently dings California’s liberal politicos in emails to me and my colleagues, thinks Trump is generally on the right track three months into his term, but with a few caveats.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Each application requires the card issuer or lender to pull your credit report, which results in a hard inquiry on your report and dings your credit score a few points.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Amid grills cooking savory barbecue, bubbles blowing from an ice cream truck, face painting and peals of laughter from kids in a nearby bouncy house, Justine Mosely Stephens was struggling not to tear up.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Amal wore a strapless white Tamara Ralph Haute Couture gown which was draped in peals from top to bottom, with some wrapped around her arms below the shoulder.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
Verb
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One plot point is underscored by clanging church bells that definitely don’t exist on this empty stretch of land.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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In time, Ian started laughing at other things too: stories Eve made up about a cantankerous Russian named Boris, the word debris, pots clanging, keys jangling.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Outside, Bella Luna’s gardens are in bloom for the summer, and are decorated with lawn and garden ornaments and chimes.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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New amenities include a tree climber, multi-user net swing, and music components with chimes and drums, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
Noun
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There was a good technical reason for the move: the wireless charging ring required precise placement to work, and the logo was moved to sit in the center, to provide a visual assist.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Campfire therapy is simple: the idea is to use the fire ring’s healing and soothing benefits to help people open up while navigating trauma.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Here, on starry evenings, there’s something wonderfully nostalgic about choosing a blockbuster from Calcot’s mammoth DVD library, strolling back to your cozy bolthole, and clinking a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon to the sound of a crackling fireplace—pure, country, bliss.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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In the crowd, her husband, Jay-Z, clinked glasses with fellow nominee Taylor Swift. Ye, Bianca Censori turn heads on Grammys red carpet Ye and his wife made an unforgettable appearance at Sunday's 2025 Grammy Awards.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Though this installation of tintinnabulation has been a feature of the garden for more than a decade, some frequent visitors only noticed the chimes this summer, when a small crew recently installed them in a large linden tree adjacent to Parade Stadium.—
Kim Hyatt,
Star Tribune,
23 July 2021
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Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2021
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“Ping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ping. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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