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as in to dent
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Recent Examples of ding
Teams may ding Miller for being a 20-year-old freshman, but the Alabama guard's skill as an offensive talent is undeniable.
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Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Jan. 2023
Traditional lenders usually perform a hard inquiry that could ding your credit score.
—Tanza Loudenback, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2022
These aren’t quite as simple to load as laying your skis down on a roof rack, but ding your gas mileage less than any other option here.
—Ryan Wichelns, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2022
The tense configuration with stern Saturn and the moon could ding your reputation.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
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Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Jan. 2023
Traditional lenders usually perform a hard inquiry that could ding your credit score.
—Tanza Loudenback, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2022
These aren’t quite as simple to load as laying your skis down on a roof rack, but ding your gas mileage less than any other option here.
—Ryan Wichelns, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2022
The tense configuration with stern Saturn and the moon could ding your reputation.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ding
Verb
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The ball whipped around the floor, pinging from the ball handler to the roller to the corners.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Authorities previously pinged a missing phone to the area, located near the Firestone Library, where he was last seen on Saturday, April 19, at approximately 6 p.m. local time, according to a Tiger Alert emailed to students on Tuesday, April 22.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In 2023 sales were only partially dented by the crisis, which erupted in December, and amounted to over 11 million euros, while last year, preliminary figures to Nov. 30 were reportedly down to 2 million euros.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Three of the police cruisers, two of which were unmarked, were dented, with a number of their windows broken with traffic cones, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His career was tarnished by a gambling scandal that led to a permanent ban on Aug. 23, 1989.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Rose and Jackson were infamous figures in MLB history, their legacies tarnished by gambling on the game.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The background music, pleasantly tinkled nightly by a real person sitting at a real piano, mixes in pop melodies alongside the Broadway classics and jazz standards.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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Another smaller-scale way to protect plants is to strategically redirect your pet's attention, especially if they're tempted to tinkle in the garden.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
Verb
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There is, however, one problem: they’re all blighted with parts pairing, a stifling repair practice that forces users to seek Apple’s permission before replacing parts.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The parcel was considered by village officials to be blighted and a town eyesore.—
Elizabeth Owens-Schiele,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
Verb
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His 25-foot, step-back clanged out with 9.1 seconds to play.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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When his soaring fly ball clanged off the right-field wall at Truist Park, the Atlanta Braves outfielder was caught flat-footed.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And that repeating first couplet — which comprises six of the poem’s 18 lines and occupied the first day of this challenge — will surely jingle in your pocket for a long time to come.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Men dressed as 1880s gunfighters are forever clomping up and down wooden sidewalks with jingling spurs and holstered revolvers on their belts.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Lindor and Soto drew back-to-back walks, and Arizona turned to side-winding right-hander Ryan Thompson, who plunked Alonso to load the bases with no outs.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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The meltdown began when lefty reliever Luis Peralta plunked Jonathan Aranda, and Taylor Walls laced a single to left.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Ding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ding. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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