Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gong
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La Cañada resident Trent Sanders, who frequently dings California’s liberal politicos in emails to me and my colleagues, thinks Trump is generally on the right track three months into his term, but with a few caveats.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
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Each application requires the card issuer or lender to pull your credit report, which results in a hard inquiry on your report and dings your credit score a few points.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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By the time Wood, the former Padres prospect who went to Washington in 2022 in the trade for Juan Soto, hit a three-run homer that clanged off the right field foul pole in the eighth inning to put the almost-final touch on the Nationals’ 10-6 victory, there was no real overt reaction.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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The Cats killed a third straight Oilers power play in the second, albeit with good fortune, as a Connor McDavid shot clanged off the goalpost.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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Her cell phone also pinged when Booker was at a beauty supply store, but Elkins was never there, Sgt.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Parents will be pinged anytime their teen uploads a new video, story, or photo.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
30 July 2025
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Dogs showing signs of separation anxiety may benefit from gradual desensitization to being alone and learning to dissociate cues like jingling keys from being left alone.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Some hikers wear small bells that jingle while walking, signaling their presence to animals.—
Ruffin Prevost,
AFAR Media,
18 July 2025
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The herds are decked out in crowns of flowers, and the air will be noisy, full of tinkling bells as the cattle trudge down from the higher Alpine pastures to the lower stretches of greenery in and around this town.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
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Just sit back and drink your coffee to the tune of tinkling cowbells across the valley.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In addition, competition between partners or clashing priorities can also undermine work productivity.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That unity began to unravel in late 2021, when Morales and Arce clashed over the party’s future and the 2025 presidential nomination.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Glasses clinked; and at the center of it all was her very first ESSENCE cover, in October 2017.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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One night, after clinking glasses, the name for the restaurant became obvious.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
30 July 2025
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Indeed, as soon as Tatis got plunked on the hand by a 93-mph fastball from debuting Dodgers rookie Jack Little, Shildt came storming out of the dugout, walking over to check on Tatis while barking in Roberts’ direction.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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The internet is already a part of us, inside of us; and maybe what remains for the digital novelist is to get outside, to gather up the whole snarled mess of tubes and plunk it down on an examination table.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Gong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gong. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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