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Recent Examples of bell
Should schools ban phones from bell to bell?
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Connecticut’s General Assembly is now considering making bell-to-bell cellphone bans official state policy.
—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Connecticut’s General Assembly is now considering making bell-to-bell cellphone bans official state policy.
—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
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The shot sailed over the bar before England keeper Jordan Pickford shouted at his defenders, clearly displeased with the lack of resistance in their own half.
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Hundreds of people have gathered throughout the week to carry posters, shout slogans, and sing.
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Gary ad-libbed to the sound of howling winds and ominous metal scraping.
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Jingoists howled with rage that a foreigner—no, worse, a German—had got the England job.
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And what better way to celebrate than by having two women throw on boxing mitts and wail on each other in the middle of a street?
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Others complained their ears still rang from how hard their children wailed for AC, a plea the women denied them in the interest of saving on utility bills.
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TVs are everywhere, showing races from tracks around the country, and bettors gather around the screens to learn the fate of their wagers, not infrequently yelling at them in the many languages and accents of Queens.
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Court filings state commissioners discussed allegations that Newton yelled at people and was not in the office during hours employees were expected to be present and available.
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The Padres, the team that put up a meme of Clayton Kershaw crying on the video board.
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Grown men hugged one another, and at least one started crying.
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The bells of Westminster Abbey pealed for an hour.
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Lively conversations peal out from the many restaurants, cafés, and lounges where locals and visitors mingle late into the night.
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Michael Chandler got whooped again (surprise!) by Mauricio Ruffy, who proposed to his gal after (Chandler has now lost six of his last seven fights).
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The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
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As the market opened for business and hummed and hollered across the league Tuesday, the Canucks and their first-year management team remained on the sidelines.
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Inside the iconic Cuban bar turned Scottish hotspot, the Tartan Army hollered as dancers dressed in green and yellow feather headdresses danced on top of the Ball & Chain bar.
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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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