as in rings
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
church bells across the city bonged to mark the solemn occasion
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However, when considering the Chinese Communist Party’s national-level Military-Civil Fusion strategy, this restriction rings hollow.—
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Leeds fans will have seen this dozens of times over the years, when a manager rings the changes in the cup and the resulting performance is off-colour.—
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The strategy is to take Laporte’s original vision and extrude from that what is contemporary and chimes with today’s younger generations.—
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The imagery of the song chimes with some of Bowie’s deepest spiritual preoccupations.—
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“Bongs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bongs. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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