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Recent Examples of gong
Prices at the auction were gong up and up.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gong
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Future transshipment rules, for instance, could ding individual components that are made in one country—China, again, is a good bet—and then integrated into a product without enough of a transformation in another before winding up in the United States.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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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,
19 Apr. 2025
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Within this narrow range, the singers created an airless intimacy where adjacent tones clanged sharply against one another.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
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There was an almost slapstick quality to ball after ball being heaved up, over and over, clanging against the rim or missing it altogether.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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Imagine a long, muscular capacitor that can ping, probe, and punch.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Everything — from the app that pings the cookie drops to the branding strategy that weaponizes nostalgia and novelty — emanates from this Provo facility.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Transform a handful of old keys into a charming wind chime that adds a gentle, tinkling sound to your outdoor space.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
17 Jan. 2026
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Plus, there’s The Promenade, a great spot for afternoon tea (huge throne-like chairs and Chesterfields to sink into, a pianist gently tinkling away and the heady scent of lilies filling the air), a casual coffee or a late-afternoon cheeky glass of Champagne with oysters.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Jan. 2026
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The championship hopefuls from the Fort Worth area could clash with DeSoto in an eventual playoff run.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, the club’s defensive crisis has eased somewhat, with Ibrahima Konate set to return to the side for Saturday’s home Premier League clash with Newcastle United after missing three matches following the death of his father.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Picture a bunch of people descending in private jets to eat steak and appear on panels about alleviating poverty and fighting climate change (among other noble goals), while clinking cocktail glasses with other fellow rich people in an effort to make one another even richer.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Servers were trading off shifts and the bar was clinking away.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Ritz-Carlton is the only hotel in its class that’s plunked itself down in an actual neighborhood instead of a dedicated business district.—
Brandon Presser,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Each January, Stoever makes a maximum contribution to a Roth IRA and plunks another chunk of cash in a solo 401(k).—
Ryan Ermey
Lauren Shamo,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Gong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gong. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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