pinged

Definition of pingednext
past tense of ping

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pinged Authorities said Casey’s phone was pinged and later showed a remote spot between Thunder mountain trail and Nugget Creek trail, which prompted rescue teams to respond to the area of the ping. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinged
Verb
  • The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That took him to 14, but Khawaja was out three runs later, missing a full toss from Carse that plonked into his back foot.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Long before Rosenberg plunked his first rock into its waters, the city adopted a plan to turn an 11-mile section of the river into a wetland to allow the safe passage of salmon.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As a councilman, Calvo often clashed with Bovo over city services and emergency response.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The two clashed over law enforcement credentials and public safety.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Our buckteeth clinked painfully.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Glasses clinked; and at the center of it all was her very first ESSENCE cover, in October 2017.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.
    KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024

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“Pinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinged. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.

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