strike/touch a chord in/with
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: to strongly impress (someone)
Her comments about political corruption clearly struck a chord with many voters.
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Veteran Democratic strategist Robert Creamer told Newsweek that the absence of clear leadership within the party has created space for a new generation of Democrats—one where Pritzker's unapologetic and almost Trumpian bravado might just strike a chord with the party's frustrated voters.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
That included Parler, which aimed to strike a chord with conservative viewpoints, but then-former-President Donald Trump launched Truth Social.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The former is necessary to strike a chord with the American public.
—TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Dammers’s recollection of this time will strike a chord with many people who were there:
For me, reggae made punk gigs bearable.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
That included Parler, which aimed to strike a chord with conservative viewpoints, but then-former-President Donald Trump launched Truth Social.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The former is necessary to strike a chord with the American public.
—TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Dammers’s recollection of this time will strike a chord with many people who were there:
For me, reggae made punk gigs bearable.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Strike/touch a chord in/with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%2Ftouch%20a%20chord%20in%2Fwith. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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