chimed

past tense of chime

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Recent Examples of chimed After a few seconds, the base chimed and the app confirmed a successful pairing. John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimed
Verb
  • The talking head part of his job almost seamlessly blended together with the political-organizing part, but arguably what stood out most were his public appearances at conservative conferences and on college campuses.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The reality is that immediacy must be blended with a longer-term vision.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.
    KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Mamdani also repeated the slogan, trending at that time and later criticized by figures including James Carville as harmful to left-wing causes, advocating for the defunding of the police.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The breakout 2023/2024 star under Xavi Hernandez repeated his strong form last term by continuing to perform well for the club legend’s successor Hansi Flick.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Such incidents, in the past, would have had her run home, and write about them furiously in her journal, worried that forgetting them would erase the blessings corresponded to it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Surprisingly, that surge has corresponded with the team deciding to part ways with franchise slugger Rafael Devers, and several players have stepped up to fill his shoes.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mason reiterated on Thursday that those individuals have since faced undue harassment and threats, and urged the public to be patient with the investigative process.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Alone in conversation with the struggling starting pitcher once thought to be a staff ace, Mendoza reiterated his belief in Manaea.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The House General Investigating Committee, led by Republicans, unanimously agreed to bring forth 20 articles of impeachment.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Watching beets grow is almost as bad as eating them, all of us agreed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the case of the caregiving business case, allyship skills are highly correlated with caregiving skills.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Historically, such easing cycles have correlated with gold price appreciation, as investors seek preservation of capital amid softening economic indicators.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The theatrics of her makeup matched that of the models’ eccentric aesthetic on the runway but with less color.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The proud dad wore a black suit with a white shirt and black bowtie, while the teen matched in a black suit of his own, pairing it with a black shirt and tie.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Chimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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