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noun

Definition of chordnext
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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chord

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verb

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
Noun
His criticism of the wealthy papacy collecting money from poor Germans struck a chord. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2026 Turturro admires Harry’s old-school pride in his craft, but the character’s devotion to his ailing wife struck a deeper chord. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
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 See All Example Sentences for chord
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chord
  1. emotion
  2. correspond
  3. feeling
  4. coincide
  5. sense
  6. conform
  7. fit
Noun
  • Their second record is somewhat sleeker—no song surpasses five minutes—but packs considerable emotion into these tighter forms.
    — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • There’s no doubt that Landseer’s paintings of dogs acting out very human emotions and scenarios appear kitschy to twenty-first-century tastes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of emotion
Verb
  • In particular, the work showed that the Roger-Ramanujan identities correspond to a trefoil knot in a certain space.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In a corresponding move, the Panthers promoted outside linebacker Nick Hampton off the practice squad.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of correspond
Noun
  • Smiling can affect brain chemicals that are associated with positive feelings including endorphins, dopamine and serotonin.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Embedded in the production of the show is the feeling of being trapped in a hall of mirrors; scenes are edited flagrantly, drowning the viewer in red herrings.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of feeling
Verb
  • That coincides with Chinese research ships spending an extraordinary amount of time apparently surveying undersea cables—not to mention Chinese commercial ships being investigated for cutting cables in both European and Asian waters.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Vanessa DiBernardo’s return to the field coincided with the Kansas City Current’s boost in form in 2026.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of coincide
Noun
  • Art—in the broadest sense—has been enlisted to this aim in the region at least once before, namely in the construction of hundreds of new churches during the spiritual low point of the immediate postwar period.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But cancer, a spinal issue, and three surgeries in three years changed my body and my sense of balance.
    — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of sense
Verb
  • This may be related to pressure to conform to and uphold masculine norms and objectifying women.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But in the last decade or so, there has been pressure to conform ideologically and make films with messages.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of conform
Verb
  • Engineers must fit every component within that envelope, limiting the size of equipment such as antennas and power systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Riel Karmy-Jones, the prosecution barrister, accused Brand of retrofitting his definitions to fit his evidence.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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