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Recent Examples of ping
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
But Mexico was still able to ping passes around a Canada side that tried to play narrow.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Guerrero won’t get that number, of course, but let’s ping him at 14 years and $560 million.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
When outside this range, the Tile tracker will just ping off of other Tile gadgets within range.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The variety here is further hamstrung by a vocal approach dominated by a directness that can ping as simplicity.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
But Mexico was still able to ping passes around a Canada side that tried to play narrow.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Guerrero won’t get that number, of course, but let’s ping him at 14 years and $560 million.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
When outside this range, the Tile tracker will just ping off of other Tile gadgets within range.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ping
Noun
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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
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Plink, plink, plink go the rivets, with MGM's No Time to Die, rescheduled from Nov. 20 to April 2021 on Friday, being the latest to plummet earthward.—
Jeva Lange,
TheWeek,
5 Oct. 2020
Verb
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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
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Splitting carries with Kareem Hunt dings Pacheco’s fantasy value.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Instead, fans turned the nasty weather into a party, cheering louder at every peal of thunder.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Within hours of arriving, what sounded like a distant peal of thunder rolled in—in this case, the rumble of a harmless, but still awe-inspiring, small-scale avalanche.—
Samantha Falewée,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Oct. 2024
Verb
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First, David Pastrnak set up Geekie for a one-timer but, with much of the net at which to shoot, Geekie clanged the near post.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sam Hauser had a chance to extend that lead moments later after Tatum stole a pass and sprung him for a fast break, but his wide-open dunk attack clanged off the rim.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The chime box is white and measures 2.6 by 2.6 by 0.9 inches.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Feb. 2025
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The signature chime that viewers hear during the Temptation Island title card even signifies that this is part of the NRTVU (Netflix Reality Television Universe).—
Charlotte Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Daddario opted to keep her accessories relatively minimal, choosing instead to showcase her array of statement jewelry pieces from earrings to rings and her standout Tag Heuer Carrera Date timepiece.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Hardy is facing multiple felony charges and has also been tied to an additional conspiracy ring responsible for dozens of alleged carjackings, with one incident resulting in a victim being shot to death.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sure, Italians look darn elegant and effortless sipping a spritz, but that cigar ring clinking the glass is purposefully chosen and those sunglasses (likely bought at the local ottica) weren’t just a quick find at a gas station.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Mar. 2025
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Kendall Jenner clinks glasses with Billy Dec at the Blueprint Underground Cocktail Club in Nashville, Tennessee on March 13.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
22 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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