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
  • The six original moments of silence represent the times when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck, when each fell and the times corresponding to the attack of the Pentagon and crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • If the spaceship were going at a constant, faster-than-light speed, then another ship at rest would see two images, corresponding to two different times when light from the ship could reach them.
    — Matt von Hippel, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of corresponding
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  • The arena is anticipated to open in 2030, coinciding with the WNBA's inaugural season in Philadelphia.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Digest Lonnie Bunch’s retirement as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, coinciding with the exit of over a third of its Board of Regents, leaves President Trump an opening to exert unprecedented control over the national institution.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of coinciding
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  • The key lesson for personal branding is to embrace distinctiveness, substance, and a unique voice, rather than conforming to generic professionalism.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of conforming
Verb
  • That biblical idea, alongside Twain’s notion of history rhyming, also explains Burns’ pursuit of an evergreen quality in his documentaries.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Nothing is overly emphasized, but viewers who know the visual language of the show will recognize the repetition, like the second half of a rhyming couplet that completes this section of the story.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rhyming
Verb
  • Aligning subsidies is also critical, because maintaining fair competition among North American companies and scaling up entire cross-border supply chains will be difficult without harmonizing how each country’s government supports its industry.
    — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Justices’ daily business involves resolving ambiguities, clarifying jurisdiction, harmonizing conflicting statutes, and adjudicating conflicts in special jurisdictions.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of harmonizing
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  • The pairing won over many icons of both music and film, from Cher’s vibrant style to Olivia Newton-John’s form-fitting looks to Princess Diana’s timeless approach.
    — Elise Fabre, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026
  • However, the extraordinary part is putting it all together, delivering 100 MW net, fitting the system aboard a movable ship, and doing it for $587 million.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fitting
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“Chording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chording. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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