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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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The report also dings the Harris campaign for failing to distance the candidate from Biden, in light of his unpopularity at the time.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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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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After his third 3 clanged off the back of the rim midway through the first quarter, Hart pulled his shirt over his mouth.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Hathaway’s Catwoman is one of her best takes on feminine rage, juggling a sense of righteousness and nihilism that might clang unconvincingly in the hands of a different performer.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Credit should ping from player to player as quickly as the ball does.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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By photographing a patch of sky for which previous surveys had already built up a sufficient template, Rubin was able to ping 800,000 alerts in a single night.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2026
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The Household Cavalry, on dark horses and with brightly shining breastplates, trotted past, jingling like a cutlery drawer.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The hiker then begins jingling bells in the bear's face in an attempt to scare it off, but the bear charges forward.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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The bell tinkled, but this time the shelves were empty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Furthermore, Sharpe spent six months learning how to tinkle the ivories, an impressive commitment which pays off during the pivotal piano battles and ensures a welcome absence of clumsy cutaways from fingers to face.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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However, the anticipated state finals clash was not to be as Calabasas dropped the baton in the Southern Section finals and failed to advance.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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An unassuming industrial area on the outskirts of Newark, New Jersey, is a hub of discourse this week as one day after another, protesters clash with federal agents outside an ICE detention facility while lawmakers call for inspections and oversight.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Ulloa stood up and clinked his glass to quiet the group.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Family restaurant history While Kansas Citians clink wine glasses across the table at Grunauer, halfway around the world, patrons drink at a restaurant of the same name.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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McCarthy and Hunter Goodman drew walks off Houser, Willi Castro delivered an RBI single, and Sterling Thompson took one for the team, getting plunked by Houser with the bases loaded.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The Chanticleers got hit by 179 pitches last season — en route to an appearance the College World Series finals — and have been plunked 135 times so far in 2026.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Gong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gong. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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