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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
Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
The jingles and sounders used to identify CBS News network programming heard on the stations for decades have also been part of the listening experience.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Also in the top 10, holiday music returns to the region, as albums by Michael Bublé, Bing Crosby and Vince Guaraldi Trio jingle up the list.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Their sense of experimentation, and their ability to place the audience in a world where anything feels possible, is as classic and beloved an entertain experience as that starting-up jingle.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
The jingles and sounders used to identify CBS News network programming heard on the stations for decades have also been part of the listening experience.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Also in the top 10, holiday music returns to the region, as albums by Michael Bublé, Bing Crosby and Vince Guaraldi Trio jingle up the list.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingle
Noun
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With dresses and intimate wear for women; jewelry; personal care products; men’s wallets; baby swaddles, stuffies, rattles and teething toys; dog leashes, collars and toys; greeting cards and a wide range of home decor, the store is drawing people in.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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The snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide not to use them.—
Don Sweeney
April 21,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Not that the album can really be divided into ballads and rockers.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Morris, Wanyá Morris, and Shawn Stockman joined on stage and got the massive crowd swaying to the ballad.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The synthesizer riff starts to clink.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Experts refer that moment to conveying a picture, a moment often accentuated by the rhythmical clatter of two pieces of wood, which are like claves.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Just the check, the soft clatter of plates and that lingering smell of basil and coconut that follows you out the door.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Josh is a skeptic who gets itchy whenever actors burst into song; Melissa is a believer who longs for a romance so transcendent that it can be expressed only in an airy glissando, opted up an octave.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The album, which is comprised almost wholly of covers spanning yacht rock mainstays, also includes one original Urban song to round the package out.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Amrava is the elegant bar in the courtyard of the Palace wing, with a tinkling fountain outside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In some public schools, including in large cities such as Philadelphia, students of all religions were required to read the Bible and sing Protestant hymns.—
David Mislin,
The Conversation,
27 Apr. 2026
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The hour-long event included mournful hymns, prayers and the laying of wreaths by the participants, which included representatives from many countries around the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After an Orlando shot rang off the post, Washington pushed on the counter.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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In the middle of our conversation, Backhaus’s cellphone started to ring.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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“Jingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingle. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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