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verb

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Recent Examples of ping
Verb
Cellphones in the area pinged an alert, urging people near the Hortmans’ neighborhood to take shelter. Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025 Since then, the shark has pinged several times including on Jan. 26 and Feb. 6. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 14 June 2025 On June 11, his tracker pinged just 22 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras. Kerry Breen june 13, CBS News, 13 June 2025 But every few minutes, my walkie talkie pinged to life with updates from other buildings. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ping
Noun
  • 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
  • There’s also an experimental score by Daniel Blumberg made of bangs and piano plinks and noises that sound like a dozen balloons screaming.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • Each application requires the card issuer or lender to pull your credit report, which results in a hard inquiry on your report and dings your credit score a few points.
    Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • As two peals of thunder cracked overhead, all live television feeds from the site went dead.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • In time, Ian started laughing at other things too: stories Eve made up about a cantankerous Russian named Boris, the word debris, pots clanging, keys jangling.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
  • Next came a series of crashes and bangs, pots clanging and a thwacking sound like a broom hitting the floor.
    Suleika Jaouad, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Participants can rest or move gently through simple stretches with sounds from singing bowls, chimes, drums and gongs.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
  • In the clip, their 7-week-old, Harlan, is fast asleep peacefully as his gentle mobile chimes overhead while their family dog Tucker naps right beside him.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Look for rattan napkin rings, bread baskets, and drinking glass holders at thrift shops for additional charm.
    Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
  • There’s a ring roll that snaps securely into place, a removable grid for earrings, snap tabs to hold bracelets or necklaces, and a couple small zip-up pockets.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • There are pics of the pair kissing, clinking Champagne glasses, and taking a selfie with a digital camera.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021

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“Ping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ping. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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