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Recent Examples of chord
Noun
Willie and son strike a chord When the curtain rose to reveal Willie Nelson, braids and all, the crowd once again rose as one. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025 For some observers, the corporate sponsorships on display throughout the evening struck a specific chord. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 July 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 See All Example Sentences for chord
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chord
Noun
  • The prefrontal cortex – the area of the brain that regulates emotions, behavior and memory processing – is the last region to connect to others, one which may not fully integrate until the third decade of life.
    The Marshall Project, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
  • The moment was filled with conflicting emotions, a mix of gratitude and solemn reflection.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • And that feeling of intentional participation is the real fuel behind meaning, motivation and emotional nourishment.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • There seems to be a general feeling of distrust towards the very systems that are in place in our society to keep it all together, which can easily lead to people not believing in any of them anymore.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The first episode of Beyond the Villa coincides with the season 7 finale of Love Island USA on July 13 at 9 p.m. ET, exclusively on Peacock.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • Why is it called 'Buck Moon'? July's full moon coincides with when male deer antlers are at peak growth.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Ninety-eight games are enough to get a sense of where the A’s stand heading into the All-Star break.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
  • The loud, brazen demeanor adopted by many pastors inspires mass trances and a sense of divine supremacy.
    Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • All must conform to rules governing how to behave and treat customers.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
  • The adolescent is stuck between showing his or her anger openly with the ‘Rebellious Child’ and being conforming to authority with the ‘Conforming Child’ ego state.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • In this way, the executive order opens the door to reshaping science to fit policy goals rather than allowing policy to be guided by the best available evidence.
    David Michaels, The Atlantic, 20 July 2025
  • The elevated mini dress is a chill, one-and-done staple for the summer, with more than one way to go about it to fit it into your own personal style lexicon: think elegant shift dresses, easy linens, lacy slips, and more sporty numbers.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • To understand that not everything that rhymes is truth.
    S.T. Barnes, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025
  • 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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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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