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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.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinged
Verb
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And playback will pause when the headphones detect they're being removed from the wearer's head, then resume when plonked back on.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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Robles is rehabbing from a shoulder injury that has kept him sidelined for over four months, and he's been getting plunked by an unusually high amount of pitches during his brief time in the minors.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Our buckteeth clinked painfully.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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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
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Amodei also has clashed with the administration’s policy agenda.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two candidates previously clashed over campaign reports during a candidate forum in August.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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