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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
loved that jingle in the commercial for the fast-food place
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Recent Examples of jingle
Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
So is Marie Watt’s (b. 1967; Seneca) text jingle blanket.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Christmas stays and plays December is just moments away and those jingle bells are jingling.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The latest currency, the world’s newest, came with pomp and fanfare — promotional catchy jingles and songs played repeatedly on public radio, television and online.
—Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
So is Marie Watt’s (b. 1967; Seneca) text jingle blanket.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
This winter, tastemakers are jingling all the way with purses bedecked in handbag charms.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Christmas stays and plays December is just moments away and those jingle bells are jingling.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingle
Noun
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Other residents in New Hampshire and Rhode Island also reported the rattle.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The collar’s microphone and sensors can detect rattlesnakes by listening for the sound of a rattle, or detect if a pet goes missing or is kidnapped.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
15 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Love Is Blind thrives on overwrought music cues, and its soaring, on-the-nose ballads are just another layer of the show’s orchestrated melodrama.—
Clover Hope,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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The group was equally adept with dancefloor fodder and gentle ballads.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Maha season refused to mark its beginning, so the sounds of the irrigation tanks clinked and rattled through the city, promising water amid the drought.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the crowd, her husband, Jay-Z, clinked glasses with fellow nominee Taylor Swift.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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You're seated up high, deafened by the clatter and bangs from the empty, boxy body, which, again, is exactly like that built on a traditional truck.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
22 Feb. 2025
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The familiar clatter of the mahjong tiles being slammed against the table is drowned out by the sounds played by the DJ traveling through the warehouse.—
Claire Turrell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Not necessarily protest songs, but snapshots of a certain time, nevertheless.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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Victoria seemed to be pointing out that the song, which pays homage to Versace, likely has a different meaning than what David intended to express for his son.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Jeff Goldblum tinkled the ivories during a moving In Memoriam section at the BAFTA Film Awards.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Guests in silk blouses and slacks sipped scotch while the piano man tinkled the keys.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., holds Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8 a.m and Holy Eucharist Rite II with hymns at 10:30 a.m. and Evensong at 4 p.m. Sundays.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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In his first week as FCC chair, Carr has revived complaints against ABC, NBC and CBS, again singing from Trump’s hymn book, alleging liberal bias at the national networks.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Also, a ringing sound from a stringed musical instrument (especially a guitar) Word 3 (bottom left) hint — something of importance.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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When Ruby Franke’s 12-year-old son managed to escape from counselor Jodi Hildebrandt’s Utah house in August 2023 by crawling out a window and ringing a neighbor’s doorbell, the wounds on his hands and feet were covered with bloody duct tape.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Jingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingle. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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