as in to ring
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the church bells knelled to mark the death of the nation's beloved leader
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Recent Examples of knell
Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Even in the Upper South, a higher-than-usual temperature and drought combo can be a death knell for gardens.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
Ultimately, the 1973 oil crisis struck the death knell for the production of such high-performance cars in North America, and by 1974, the Barracuda finished a good 10-year run.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Finishing second is not a death knell for American AI, but refusing to adapt to compete would be.
—Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2025
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Verb
But Yang said more research is needed, and the discovery of the new dwarf planet candidate is not necessarily a death knell for Planet Nine.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Even in the Upper South, a higher-than-usual temperature and drought combo can be a death knell for gardens.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
Ultimately, the 1973 oil crisis struck the death knell for the production of such high-performance cars in North America, and by 1974, the Barracuda finished a good 10-year run.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Finishing second is not a death knell for American AI, but refusing to adapt to compete would be.
—Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knell
Verb
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Each guest who participates in this massage ritual is asked to set an intention while doing this, before the massage therapist rings a bell three times to commence the massage, which uses specific techniques to activate your muscles.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Bell ringing for peace Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities, Inc. hosted its sixth annual Bell Ringing for World Peace ceremony on Aug. 6.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
24 Aug. 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
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Android and iOS phone users can access the custom avatar by tapping the location indicator blue arrow and selecting Boone's car after selecting their navigation, according to Google Maps.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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The pullback in sentiment among European bourses comes ahead of the latest indicator of the state of health of major regional economies, with gross domestic product readings from the U.K. and European Union on Thursday.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Specifically, the law allows the Indiana Department of Transportation to submit a request to the Federal Highway Administration for a waiver to toll lanes on interstate highways.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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The crowd, filled with marching bands in town for a special Jubilee weekend, erupted in cheers and music as the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Bomer is good when Jerry the ding-dong must navigate a moment of real sentiment or complication; the juxtaposition is effective.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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That was a fantastically exciting ding-dong 2-2 — with Atletico missing a 99th penalty and eventually being eliminated from the Champions League after the group stage.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Authorities in Scandinavian and Baltic states have said repeatedly that Russia has been regularly jamming the GPS signal in the region.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Such embodied signals will, without effort, resonate in others.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Its lyrics about a woman in love with a man who treats her badly, chimes with Gloria’s character, says Jones.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Aug. 2025
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Safeguards including the tracker devices buzzing or chiming so as not to go undetected, and notifications to the user being tracked without the need for a dedicated app are ideas the IETF is considering.—
Sophie Charara,
Wired News,
17 Aug. 2025
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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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“Knell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knell. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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