as in emotion
a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation
the story of the family's woes struck a sympathetic chord with newspaper readers
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Relevance
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals
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Recent Examples of chord
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The song struck a chord with his older brother Tyler, a songwriter himself, and became the spark that pushed Parker to take music seriously.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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Noun
The video struck a chord online, racking up more than 47,000 likes and almost 300,000 views on TikTok.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The song struck a chord with his older brother Tyler, a songwriter himself, and became the spark that pushed Parker to take music seriously.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Verb
Hypersonic passenger planes, deep-sea thermal-energy power plants, chording keyboards—all have their adherents, eager to jump at the chance of covering their infatuation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chord
Noun
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This represents the triumph of emotion over legal reasoning.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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The teams don’t play each other again until August, so there’s plenty of time for emotions to cool.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
Verb
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California State University redacted the identities of those five witnesses that corresponded with Heaphy and May during the investigation in the public records provided to Fox News Digital.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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These bags are super easy to use: Just toss in your bottles, add the water and seal it up, and microwave for the length of time that corresponds with your microwave’s power.—
Olivia Campbell,
Parents,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Honest and open conversations also support a strong feeling of community and inclusion, which is deeply important during times of turbulence and uncertainty.—
Jonas Barck,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Don't push aside important feelings just to keep things light and easy.—
Danijela Pilic,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Tesla’s slide over the past year coincided with what was until recently Musk’s outspoken and financially generous support for Trump.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The visit coincided with what would have been the 64th birthday of his late mother, Princess Diana — whose compassion inspired his commitment.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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There is not an American President—Bill Clinton, George H. W. or George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or Donald Trump—who has dealt with Netanyahu and not, sooner or later, come away with a lingering sense of resentment.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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In a sense, the job search should be treated like a personal marketing campaign, Zeile suggested.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
Verb
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On sale for $1,799 PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress offers a combination of resilient support and conforming pressure relief.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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Yet this efficiency revolution carries an uncomfortable irony: these same systems may systematically exclude unconventional candidates who don't conform to algorithmic patterns, potentially filtering out the very innovators and disruptors that drive organizational breakthroughs.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Dedicated to being inclusive and providing options for all women, regardless of their size, EBY uses separate fit models for missy and plus sizes to ensure garments fit all customers perfectly.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Listening and open communication are essential in designing a floor plan that fits your family's unique lifestyle and future needs.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
Verb
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While not replicating lyrics verbatim, the outputs often share thematic content, rhyming patterns, and arrangements, effectively creating derivative works.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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As voters learn more about potential candidates, curious folks have dug up old rap videos from a previous life for Mamdani, who rhymed under the monikers Young Cardamom and then Mr. Cardamom.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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