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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
Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
While Jet2 would like its customers to think of their advertisements as a sign that an awesome vacation to Malta is right around the corner, most people using the Jet2 advert jingle have gone for the exact opposite effect.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 July 2025
Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The first half of the instrumental sounds like wind chimes jingling around in a storm.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Know Your Meme points out the Jet2holidays jingle was used in November 2024, with a TikTok video of out-of-control camels in a desert.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
While Jet2 would like its customers to think of their advertisements as a sign that an awesome vacation to Malta is right around the corner, most people using the Jet2 advert jingle have gone for the exact opposite effect.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 July 2025
Verb
Men dressed as 1880s gunfighters are forever clomping up and down wooden sidewalks with jingling spurs and holstered revolvers on their belts.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The first half of the instrumental sounds like wind chimes jingling around in a storm.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingle
Noun
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The maraca-like rattle was seen as providential by Puritans: a gift from God warning of the approach of danger.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Aug. 2025
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In the May 19 press release, the Danish museum said the rattles were mass-produced by professional potters in the ancient city of Hama.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The duo’s 2024 soft-rock ballad — which took home the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance earlier this year — also garnered nods for Best Collaboration and Best Pop Song.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Standing in place before finally dropping to her knees, without the slightest of scenic distractions, Erivo made the show’s signature epic ballad her own for six minutes.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Glasses clinked; and at the center of it all was her very first ESSENCE cover, in October 2017.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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One night, after clinking glasses, the name for the restaurant became obvious.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Changes in noise cancellation levels are now smoother than before as the system filters out any sudden sonic spikes, stopping the music from being drowned out by the clatter of a passing express train or a police car siren.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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The murmur of Spanish weaves through the clatter of plates and family get-togethers.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Liverpool’s forever No 20 was celebrated in song before, during and after the game.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The whole concept of a jukebox musical — an original story told with songs people already knew well — was unknown back then.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The herds are decked out in crowns of flowers, and the air will be noisy, full of tinkling bells as the cattle trudge down from the higher Alpine pastures to the lower stretches of greenery in and around this town.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
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Just sit back and drink your coffee to the tune of tinkling cowbells across the valley.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Along the route, the group paused for hymns and speeches at key statues and memorials.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Their journey continued to Caen and the Normandy region, and included a visit to the beaches and to the Normandy American Cemetery to sing our national anthem and hymns, and also to lay a wreath.—
Tom Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Indian box office report: Coolie The Powerhouse stays ahead of War 2 Coolie set the cash registers ringing even before the release of the film.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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An environmental group managing an open space preserve on the Dana Point Headlands — an area ringed by walking trails that is also home to the endangered Pacific pocket mouse — has been told by a city commission that its request to reduce public access will require further environmental study.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Jingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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