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
  • The Ritz-Carlton is the only hotel in its class that’s plunked itself down in an actual neighborhood instead of a dedicated business district.
    Brandon Presser, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The Orthodox in Ukraine’s east clashed with the Catholics in its west along precisely the fault line Huntington sketched.
    Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Last year, the budget process went into overtime as the two chambers fought over sales taxes and clashed with DeSantis.
    Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
  • Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
  • They were dressed like elves in little green outfits with bells on their hats that jingled and drove our dog, Cujo, nuts.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025

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“Pinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinged. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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