chording

verb

present participle of chord
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chording
  1. corresponding
  2. coinciding
  3. conforming
  4. rhyming
  5. harmonizing
  6. fitting
Verb
  • San Francisco called up Carson Whisenhunt from Triple-A Sacramento Thursday morning, demoting beleaguered reliever Ryan Walker in a corresponding roster move.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • The algorithm examined participants’ chronotypes, or typical sleep and wake patterns over 24-hour periods, and found patterns in brain imaging corresponding to five distinct groups.
    — Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • Projections place Trailer 3's release between late July and early August, potentially coinciding with Take-Two's earnings call or major global events.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The coinciding online sale of 51 lots raised a little under €200,000 (before fees).
    — George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • This year, the conforming loan limit ranges from $832,750 in most areas to $1,249,125 in high-cost areas, according to the FHFA.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Vice president of communications Erin Kaplan says the classic innerspring mattress delivered temperature-regulating, body-conforming comfort for her as a side sleeper.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
Definition of conforming
Verb
  • This long-suffering Knicks fan said his rationale for including the prognostication may have had more to do with rhyming than any actual belief.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • Ironically, this ideological anti-capitalism, in which criticality opposed complicity, derived its power by rhyming with the rise of the art market.
    — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of rhyming
Verb
  • Wood proved to be a versatile and indispensable player, capable of harmonizing perfectly with Richards’s guitar and contributing his own superb solo moments.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
  • Ambitious Mars activates your 9th House of Travel and Learning, harmonizing with intimate Pluto in your 5th House of Creativity to help big ideas take expressive form.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
Definition of harmonizing
Verb
  • The singer has been made to thread the tough but necessary needle of fitting her aughts hits and her new music into a single setlist.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
  • In any case, the same principles of mitigating risk—staying hydrated, avoiding exercise during the hottest parts of the day, seeking shade, acclimating to the weather, wearing loose-fitting clothes—apply to young and old alike.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of fitting
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“Chording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chording. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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