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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
The mentor-student dynamic strikes the right chord, but the best scenes — besides when the Batmobile hits the road — occur between Bruce/Batman and Alfred (Michael Caine). — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 No wonder the genre struck a chord with young people; these stories were free, highly bingeable, and—best of all—supposedly autobiographical, offering stream-of-consciousness storytelling straight from the bleeding heart of your fellow postgrad. — Literary Hub, 13 July 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
  • Those juxtaposing results, and the opposing emotions that came with them, are a reminder of why Cristobal stresses that his team avoids the external talk around his team.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The roar of relief, joy, pride and everything that came out of the lungs of these Argentinian fans encapsulated more emotion than can be put into words.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of emotion
Verb
  • In the lungs, yin corresponds to moisture, and lung yin deficiency can lead to a dry throat or a persistent dry cough.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • Like Antigone, the novel is told in five acts, er, parts, each corresponding to a central character.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of correspond
Noun
  • The same feeling took hold in the build-up to the 2022 World Cup final.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The two enjoyed a reliable income and the feeling of freedom on the water.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of feeling
Verb
  • This trend has coincided with a boom in private capital, enabling larger-scale firms to raise billions through venture capital funding and private equity instead of public markets.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Some of the downturn has coincided with his absence, with his last game being on June 9.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of coincide
Noun
  • Nothing will shake you and wake you like having your senses, your assumptions, your very identity overrun by hour upon hour of First Nations music, dancing, ceremony, and vitality on this patch of Apsáalooke (Crow) land.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 July 2026
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Definition of sense
Verb
  • The boot relies on a combination of stretch ripstop upper fabric, laces and centrally zippered overlay to provide a confident, foot-conforming fit.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • In order to conform to swiftly evolving market demand, more landlords are prebuilding and furnishing spaces of from 2,000 to 14,000 square feet in size.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of conform
Verb
  • What allows many people to digest dairy products is a chainlike enzyme called lactase, which is produced in the small intestine and fits together like a puzzle piece with the complex sugar in milk called lactose.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
  • These shoes usually have LED lights fitted around the whole sole of the shoe, but some shoes only light up in the toe or heel area.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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