as in emotion
a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation
the story of the family's woes struck a sympathetic chord with newspaper readers
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals
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Recent Examples of chord
Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 July 2025
The Velvet Sundown’s melodies follow chord progressions, and their songs have rhythm sections that follow along with the bass and drums.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 16 July 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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Noun
The TikTok struck a chord with viewers around the world, showing the tiny clothes and keepsakes Sarah was given at the hospital.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 July 2025
The Velvet Sundown’s melodies follow chord progressions, and their songs have rhythm sections that follow along with the bass and drums.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 16 July 2025
Verb
Hypersonic passenger planes, deep-sea thermal-energy power plants, chording keyboards—all have their adherents, eager to jump at the chance of covering their infatuation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chord
Noun
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The moment was filled with conflicting emotions, a mix of gratitude and solemn reflection.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Naturally, the release of those chemicals follows the completion of a race, which can lead to an outpouring of emotions for those who exert themselves during a marathon, Consuelos said.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Analyst Alan Gould’s new price target of $510, raised from $430, corresponds to about 33% upside ahead.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
Noun
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And that feeling of intentional participation is the real fuel behind meaning, motivation and emotional nourishment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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There seems to be a general feeling of distrust towards the very systems that are in place in our society to keep it all together, which can easily lead to people not believing in any of them anymore.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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The company's shares rose sharply in after-hours trading following the mixed results and the coinciding announcements regarding manufacturing and job cuts, but were down nearly five percent as of 4:30 a.m. ET.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Does this album feel different from other projects after achieving that sense of liberation?—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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These questions are helping businesses turn everyday items into brand moments and, in some cases, into movements created through commonality and a sense of community. 5.—
Douglas Gregory,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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All must conform to rules governing how to behave and treat customers.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 July 2025
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The adolescent is stuck between showing his or her anger openly with the ‘Rebellious Child’ and being conforming to authority with the ‘Conforming Child’ ego state.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Verb
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The elevated mini dress is a chill, one-and-done staple for the summer, with more than one way to go about it to fit it into your own personal style lexicon: think elegant shift dresses, easy linens, lacy slips, and more sporty numbers.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
20 July 2025
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In this way, the executive order opens the door to reshaping science to fit policy goals rather than allowing policy to be guided by the best available evidence.—
David Michaels,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2025
Verb
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To understand that not everything that rhymes is truth.—
S.T. Barnes,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2025
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While not replicating lyrics verbatim, the outputs often share thematic content, rhyming patterns, and arrangements, effectively creating derivative works.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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