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as in blended
to form a pleasing relationship
the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine
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as in rang
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat
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as in repeated
to say or state again
TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over
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Recent Examples of chimed
The bells chimed hourly and music played daily.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
London As Big Ben chimed midnight, London celebrated 2026 with fireworks over the River Thames.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Luxemburgo’s view chimed with that of another former Selecao manager, Emerson Leao.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Since posting, hundreds of people have chimed into the comments to share their thoughts.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Prior to its aborted El Gouna premiere, Shawky suggested the work also chimed with contemporary events in the Middle East, due to the fact Mahfouz had written the original story in the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Arab world.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This chimed with Ling, who had come from a world of theater.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
After a few seconds, the base chimed and the app confirmed a successful pairing.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
London As Big Ben chimed midnight, London celebrated 2026 with fireworks over the River Thames.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Luxemburgo’s view chimed with that of another former Selecao manager, Emerson Leao.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Since posting, hundreds of people have chimed into the comments to share their thoughts.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Prior to its aborted El Gouna premiere, Shawky suggested the work also chimed with contemporary events in the Middle East, due to the fact Mahfouz had written the original story in the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Arab world.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This chimed with Ling, who had come from a world of theater.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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The tension, action, compassion and frontier spirit are blended to perfection by fiercely talented people in front of and behind the camera.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Her eyes were ringed in purple shadow, her cheeks blended with orange blush, and a whacky lilac buccaneer-style hat by milliner Stephen Jones framed her face.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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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
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California Democratic Party chair Rusty Hicks repeated his call for low-polling candidates to drop out of the governor’s race to prevent the possibility of a Republican advancing out of the June 2 primary.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sharon Lokedi also repeated as champion, winning the women’s race for a second straight year.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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McMahon corresponded with his professors.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Two greats of 17th-century math, Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, corresponded about the problem in a famous series of letters.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
19 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, regulators reiterated that hemp inversion is strictly prohibited.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Though Duffy reiterated that human air traffic controllers will continue to be in charge.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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However, the facility agreed in 2025 to surrender its state license to sell dogs as part of a legal settlement tied to an animal cruelty investigation, Dane County officials said in March.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Everyone agreed that the post was, at best, deliberately misleading.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Apr. 2026
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Some might protest that the inflation rate and bank lending rate are correlated, and therefore HAMI double-counts the effects of inflation.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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In one way, literally — the particular trait of openness can even be correlated, Gross says, to a longer life.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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His record as head baseball coach of LSU of 870-330-3 is likely never to be matched, including his winning the college World Series five times.—
George Solomon,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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The traditional urban firehouse is an almost perfect neighbor — matched in scale and material to the predominantly residential neighborhood while using subtle details that indicate its status as an official civic structure.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Chimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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