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verb

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Recent Examples of chime
Noun
In the clip, their 7-week-old, Harlan, is fast asleep peacefully as his gentle mobile chimes overhead while their family dog Tucker naps right beside him. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025 Millions - possibly even billions - of people have since heard that short start-up chime—which represented a gateway to a promising technological future. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
Verb
The new report chimes with one in May from analyst Ross Young. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 This gold alloy is considered the ideal material for a chiming watch, offering a roundness and clarity of tone that is unmatched. Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for chime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chime
Noun
  • Baby rattlesnakes don’t have rattles, and adult snakes’ rattles occasionally break off, according to the National Park Service.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
  • Trains going into and out of the city’s main station rattle past its rooftop playground and restaurant.
    Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Despite its listing price history, the bluff-front residence makes harmony look simple.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
  • The show’s cast is very strong, including the dozen-plus children, who are just as capable as the adults in precisely performing Melissa Glasgow’s challenging choreography and the vocal harmonies coached by music director Richard Dueñez Morrison.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • From the location to the architecture, every detail is thoughtfully considered to create a lifestyle that blends the charm of rural Idaho with the style and sophistication of a modern home.
    Bates Homes, Idaho Statesman, 20 July 2025
  • The Dewa Koh Chang The Dewa Koh Chang is a beachfront resort that seamlessly blends rustic architecture with the natural surroundings.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • All at once, Mendoza’s felt the sudden shock of impact, and his ears began ringing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
  • Inside the white fence that rings the field, uncomfortably close to the action, the owners unfold deck chairs and settle in with their grandchildren cross-legged on the floor around them.
    Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Just very much on their own plane, dancing to their own beat, repeating their familiar one-step-forward, two-steps-back shuffle into the All-Star Break.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
  • To repeat the first question posed at the start of this review: What’s in a name?
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Bowling balls rumbled down lanes, followed by the clatter of pins.
    Dateline NBC, NBC news, 18 June 2025
  • The chants outside the Islamic Republic embassy, the clatter of Persian tea glasses at gatherings of dissidents in our cramped government housing, the news of bombings and assassinations that stole friends and fellow dreamers.
    Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Director Iván Sierra frames it as a meditation on how fear of losing happiness breeds violence – and how true peace lies in confronting inner fears.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • Despite violating the peace attempts in March and April, the United States did not respond to its ultimatums issued to Russia.
    Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • Analyst Alan Gould’s new price target of $510, raised from $430, corresponds to about 33% upside ahead.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 19 July 2025

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“Chime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chime. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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