gong

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Recent Examples of gong Prices at the auction were gong up and up. Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gong
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Verb
  • 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, 19 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • On Saturday, my phone pinged with an alert from an I.D.F. spokesperson.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The sheriff’s office attempted to ping the man’s phone but was unable to determine a location.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
  • With real feathers and a jingling bell, this feather cat teaser taps into your cat’s natural hunting instincts.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Eerie chants, tinkling percussion, zany strings, and plucky swelling piano.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The soothing, deeply resonant humming of the bowls and sparkling tinkling of chimes filled the room.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sunday’s matchup will feature a movable object clashing with a stoppable force.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Members get first-access to bold gatherings where ideas clash, evolve, and harmonize.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fashionistas, artists, and business people clink glasses at the bar and claim a corner of a couch to catch up.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The sound of laughter and clinking glass pours out of the windows and onto the streets.
    Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was pulled in favor of Seranthony Dominguez, who plunked his first batter, then gave up the decisive blow, an Eugenio Suárez grand slam that sent the T-Mobile Park crowd into hysteria.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Ye Fan for The New York Times Caroline Palmer was telling the story of how she got hired at Vogue in 2001 when a waitress at Tierney’s Tavern plunked two pints of beer and a pile of glistening onion rings on the table between us.
    New York Times, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In November my radiators clanked along, blasting my 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment with heat.
    Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • One photo showed a group shot of the rapper and his friends clanking beer glasses.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Gong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gong. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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