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Recent Examples of ping
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
People may ping you with requests right when precision matters!
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
An entire community is forming around the idea that owning your music on a dedicated device — one that can’t ping you with emails or bait you into scrolling — is a better way to experience it.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
And the alerts will ping phones again.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Search and rescue tools attached to these satellites are able to detect emergency distress signals transmitted by 406 beacons — devices that are specifically designed to ping the satellite.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
People may ping you with requests right when precision matters!
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
An entire community is forming around the idea that owning your music on a dedicated device — one that can’t ping you with emails or bait you into scrolling — is a better way to experience it.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
And the alerts will ping phones again.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ping
Noun
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Toy keyboard plinks and saxophone squawks spiral over a booming racket of drums in the ether, slyly threatening to collapse, like an elaborate plate-spinning act.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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The orchestration — rich, fluid, and glistening with the vaguely exotic plinks of the cimbalom — has the plushness of an antique carpet.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Future transshipment rules, for instance, could ding individual components that are made in one country—China, again, is a good bet—and then integrated into a product without enough of a transformation in another before winding up in the United States.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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La Cañada resident Trent Sanders, who frequently dings California’s liberal politicos in emails to me and my colleagues, thinks Trump is generally on the right track three months into his term, but with a few caveats.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Magaletti ventures a tentative introduction of brushes on snares; following the muted peal of distant thunder, upsammy chimes in with a plangent synthesizer sequence reminiscent of Arovane and other IDM producers from around the turn of the millennium.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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The silence of the lake—save for the gentle peal of church bells on Sunday mornings and the plop of ducks plunging beneath the water surface—is a rare and unforgettable pleasure.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After his third 3 clanged off the back of the rim midway through the first quarter, Hart pulled his shirt over his mouth.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Hathaway’s Catwoman is one of her best takes on feminine rage, juggling a sense of righteousness and nihilism that might clang unconvincingly in the hands of a different performer.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Noun
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However, once the fault is detected, the airbag warning light will remain illuminated and a chime will sound during each ignition cycle, according to the report.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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As the Imam intoned verses from the Quran, a series of reverberating chimes from users’ phones suddenly cut through the recitation.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Prices at the auction were gong up and up.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With room for about 5,000 spectators across the octagon ring, the sprawling setup resembles a large-scale concert production as much as a traditional UFC arena.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The open-air market forms a pedestrian-only ring around the foot of the Acropolis and has served as a gathering point for locals and travelers for thousands of years.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Where to Eat Linger for hours on the patio at Lakeside Chophouse, clinking glasses of Vinho Verde and watching deer saunter by.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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The hushed buzz of clinking Champagne glasses or afternoon tea pots pouring steaming cups comes from the adjacent lobby lounge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ping. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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