chord 1 of 2

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
Comments from Dotres’ eventual replacement — South Region Superintendent Rafael Villalobos, who was selected last week as his replacement — struck a similar chord. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 The project has an especially personal chord for Meghan, who was a Brownie and Junior Girl Scout while growing up in Los Angeles with her mother, Doria Ragland, who served as her troop leader. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 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
  • By identifying exactly what the frustration concerns before reacting, leaders are more likely to channel emotion toward fixing broken systems instead of attacking individuals.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy can teach the woman to identify emotions and change thought patterns.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of emotion
Verb
  • The system demanded piles of paper to ensure the never-ending influx of goods contained numbers that corresponded correctly, that actually checked out.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At the center of the bipartisan legislation is NIL, short for name, image and likeness, which corresponds to a student athlete’s ability to use their personal brand to make money.
    — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of correspond
Noun
  • Stars have posted their feelings on social media with the hashtag #WorthTheCost.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The risk is overanalyzing what still needs rest or turning every feeling into homework.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of feeling
Verb
  • This boom coincides with the rise of travel influencers and reviewers, whose detailed video content attracts millions of views and shapes consumer decisions.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The group found no reduction in violent crime attributable to the Guard deployment, though its presence coincided with a decline in property crime.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of coincide
Noun
  • What’s crucially lacking here is a particularly compelling sense of Reagan and Gorbachev as human characters.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • People think of intimacy in a romantic sense, but the relationships artists have with the people in their corner in the industry is also really intimate.
    — Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of sense
Verb
  • Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The key to it is to give these kids an opportunity in the summer to be with their peers and not have to conform to always having to do hard things.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of conform
Verb
  • The perfect size for a daypack, this backpack is large enough to fit a decent amount, such as a book, large headphones, a sweater, snacks and a water bottle, alongside your basic essentials like your wallet, phone and keys.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The rubber surface can be sized to fit your paddle accordingly.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fit

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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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