as in to ring
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the church bells knelled to mark the death of the nation's beloved leader
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Recent Examples of knell
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
Ultimately, the 1973 oil crisis struck the death knell for the production of such high-performance cars in North America, and by 1974, the Barracuda finished a good 10-year run.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Day 18: Hard to focus with all the death knells tolling.
—Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
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Verb
Even in the Upper South, a higher-than-usual temperature and drought combo can be a death knell for gardens.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
Ultimately, the 1973 oil crisis struck the death knell for the production of such high-performance cars in North America, and by 1974, the Barracuda finished a good 10-year run.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Noun
An enthralling photo of Shelton knelling on one knee holding out a ring toward a flabbergasted Berdomas has over 15 million views on X largely due to the massive twister behind them.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Day 18: Hard to focus with all the death knells tolling.
—Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knell
Verb
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When ringing the hotline, Hoosiers will be connected with one of three coalition board members: Baiel, Stephen Key or Gerry Lanosga.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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An adults-only pool sits adjacent to the lagoon, while the larger family pool is ringed with daybeds and cabanas.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Amid grills cooking savory barbecue, bubbles blowing from an ice cream truck, face painting and peals of laughter from kids in a nearby bouncy house, Justine Mosely Stephens was struggling not to tear up.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Amal wore a strapless white Tamara Ralph Haute Couture gown which was draped in peals from top to bottom, with some wrapped around her arms below the shoulder.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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The pullback in sentiment among European bourses comes ahead of the latest indicator of the state of health of major regional economies, with gross domestic product readings from the U.K. and European Union on Thursday.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Android and iOS phone users can access the custom avatar by tapping the location indicator blue arrow and selecting Boone's car after selecting their navigation, according to Google Maps.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Specifically, the law allows the Indiana Department of Transportation to submit a request to the Federal Highway Administration for a waiver to toll lanes on interstate highways.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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The crowd, filled with marching bands in town for a special Jubilee weekend, erupted in cheers and music as the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Bomer is good when Jerry the ding-dong must navigate a moment of real sentiment or complication; the juxtaposition is effective.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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That was a fantastically exciting ding-dong 2-2 — with Atletico missing a 99th penalty and eventually being eliminated from the Champions League after the group stage.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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When navigating through a DDI, drivers follow the signs, signals and pavement markings to be briefly shifted to the opposite side of the road, according to WisDOT.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And the Trump administration has given conflicting signals.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But any notion of understatement is dispelled the moment another watch connoisseur hears the crisp tones of the minute repeater chiming the time.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
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The family at the heart of the story run a tourism business allowing Cappadocia to feature in a way that naturally chimes with the narrative, but the connection between landscape and plot runs far deeper, series director Murat Saraçoğlu says.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Though this installation of tintinnabulation has been a feature of the garden for more than a decade, some frequent visitors only noticed the chimes this summer, when a small crew recently installed them in a large linden tree adjacent to Parade Stadium.—
Kim Hyatt,
Star Tribune,
23 July 2021
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Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2021
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“Knell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knell. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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