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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
Jay Sloves, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
After dropping out of New York’s Hunter College, Darin made his first foray into the music business by writing a jingle for a New Jersey furniture store.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 22 May 2025
Jim Asker, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
Shoppers find last-minute Christmas gifts at area businesses Bells jingled on shop doors as people wandered in and out of stores searching for last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve in Northwest Arkansas.
—Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
As there is no NHL Whalers team, Hartford owns the Whalers brand right down to the logo, lore and jingle.
—Jay Sloves, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
After dropping out of New York’s Hunter College, Darin made his first foray into the music business by writing a jingle for a New Jersey furniture store.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 22 May 2025
Verb
The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus-year span of appearing on the chart.
—Jim Asker, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
Shoppers find last-minute Christmas gifts at area businesses Bells jingled on shop doors as people wandered in and out of stores searching for last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve in Northwest Arkansas.
—Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingle
Noun
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Alternative investments are gaining traction among financial advisors who are seeking diversification just as rising geopolitical tensions and shaky tariff policy rattle stocks.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Stocks around the world have declined as Trump’s tariffs rattle markets.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Idols also shows how Yungblud’s bellow is tailor-made for cathartic ballads.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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But Heart veers away from the Christian-college coffeehouse vibes and the stomping, whooping ballads of the debut album and the big hit.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
Verb
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There are pics of the pair kissing, clinking Champagne glasses, and taking a selfie with a digital camera.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 June 2025
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As unveiled on the band’s Instagram Thursday (May 29), the LP’s front features a cozy photo of Kevin, Nick and Joe clinking wine glasses while dining at a restaurant.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Bowling balls rumbled down lanes, followed by the clatter of pins.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
18 June 2025
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The chants outside the Islamic Republic embassy, the clatter of Persian tea glasses at gatherings of dissidents in our cramped government housing, the news of bombings and assassinations that stole friends and fellow dreamers.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The only song in the whole musical that regularly gets done for karaoke.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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The 1943 Argentine Revolution is happening, which Ché helpfully explains in song.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
29 June 2025
Verb
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This was a trial that would surely force many SUVs and pick-ups to tinkle a puddle of oil in fear—a steep volcano climb.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The background music, pleasantly tinkled nightly by a real person sitting at a real piano, mixes in pop melodies alongside the Broadway classics and jazz standards.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Some family members called Obama's presence days later at a funeral service and his rendition of the hymn a poignant moment as the country grappled with the horror of people gunned down in church.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The English cook and writer’s 2006 book is a heartfelt hymn for wonderful food and flavors, without hours spent toiling in the kitchen or overly formal settings.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The railroad bell kept ringing, adding to the tension.—
Keith Plocek,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Yet Ben Stokes, the one-time gifted problem child of the English game, faces India this week in the first of two defining series in his Test captaincy with the ringing endorsement of some of the most successful and high-profile figures to have held the post.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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“Jingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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