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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
loved that jingle in the commercial for the fast-food place
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Recent Examples of jingle
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
27 May 2026
The jingle has staying power — much to the delight of prolific thriller author James Patterson, who helped write the lyrics in his early career in advertising.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
20 May 2026
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.
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Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Well, in honor of teaming up with Lizzo to reimagine and bring back the iconic Baby Back Ribs jingle, Chili’s has also updated the fan-favorite menu item for modern times.
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Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
27 May 2026
The jingle has staying power — much to the delight of prolific thriller author James Patterson, who helped write the lyrics in his early career in advertising.
—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
20 May 2026
Verb
Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingle
Noun
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Pygmy Rattlesnakes are small and colorful, around 15 to 20 inches in length, with a vertical pupil, thin tail, and tiny rattle.
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Elsewhere in the snippet of the music video, Latto could be seen walking around a white crib and viewing a scrapbook featuring a page with a rattle and dummy and a positive ClearBlue pregnancy test placed on top.
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That realization led him to a collection of honky-tonk stompers, highway ballads and intimate character studies.
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The slow-burn thriller is partially based on a 17th century ballad in which the heroic outlaw’s cousin, a malevolent prioress, bleeds the older, ailing Robin to death under the guise of the ancient medical treatment known as bloodletting.
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Avtan often won’t tell Paz anything about the source or meaning of her many samples, which can take the form of fragmented dialogue and what sounds like clinking kitchenware.
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In the heart of the Altstadt, a short walk from Marienplatz, another of Munich’s must-sees, Hofbrauhaus is a swirl of oompah music, clinking liters and travelers discovering that Bavarian exuberance doesn’t require a festival.
Noun
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Both crash to the floor with a loud clatter.
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Saws buzz, trucks beep, and hammers clatter.
Noun
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So to reel it in, Pillsbury and his band threw on a sitar — which made the cut on a few songs — and a flute solo.
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Listen to the Obama playlists Barack Obama is known for releasing his songs of the summer playlist each year, and his end-of-year favorites in books, movies and music.
Verb
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There’s often a pianist tinkling away in the corner of the airy elegant room in the afternoon.
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The bell tinkled, but this time the shelves were empty.
Noun
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For centuries, spiritual hymns have kept hope alive, even more so for the enslaved.
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The star players seem happy, and everyone appears to be singing from the same hymn sheet.
Verb
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Gorgeous gardens and common spaces, including a large pool ringed by palm trees, and a stylish main house with plenty of sitting areas and dining nooks.
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Days before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to adopt its multibillion-dollar budget for the year that begins July 1, a government watchdog group is ringing alarm bells over the fiscal health of the nation’s fifth-largest county.
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“Jingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingle. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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