bell

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Recent Examples of bell Fazio wants a bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools; so does Lamont. Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 Officials rang the alarm bell about an advanced new artificial intelligence model that could pose an unprecedented cybersecurity threat to the nation's top financial institutions. Matt Peterson,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Should schools ban phones from bell to bell? Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
Verb
  • O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.
    Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There are moments on Wowed Out when a younger James would have howled, would have ventured all the way out to sea, would have let his guitar erupt.
    Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But their instruments often weep, howl, and ululate as much as the vocals.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Except kids being kids, my son would keep needling and my daughter would keep wailing.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Sam makes a production out of teasing them, mock-reaching for various items on the set as the whole group moans and wails in distress.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Those who drive past our protests and yell insults or flip us the bird are to be pitied.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The film focused on a young Black reenactor at a historical slave plantation museum in the Midwest who yells at tourists and fights with the town’s racist mayor — played by Parker — was reportedly slated to go into production in the summer of 2024.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In court, Lindsay appeared to cry during opening statements when a prosecutor described her three children and their manner of death.
    Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When the Kirk family attorney spoke about how Charlie Kirk stood for the opposite of hate, Erika Kirk was crying and nodding along.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The bells of Westminster Abbey pealed for an hour.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Lively conversations peal out from the many restaurants, cafés, and lounges where locals and visitors mingle late into the night.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Hundreds of spectators gathered along Ocean Boulevard dressed in rainbow tutus, dresses and shirts, whooping and waving as the Long Beach Pride parade rolled past Sunday morning.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The stallion gallops onto the field every time the team scores a touchdown, adding to the reverberating noise of fans hooting and hollering in the stands.
    Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The speakerphone gets loud, about 105dB if someone is hollering at you.
    Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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