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ring

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noun (2)

as in call
a communication by telephone give me a ring when you're ready to go

Synonyms & Similar Words

ring

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verb (1)

ring

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verb (2)

Example Sentences

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Noun
Less than two weeks later, when a ring beam to support the base of a cross was added to its biggest tower, dedicated to Jesus, the church surpassed the city’s two highest skyscrapers, both of which stand at five hundred and five feet tall. D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 The fundamental notion of a bifurcation dates to 1885, when the French mathematician Henri Poincaré, inspired by studies of Saturn’s rings, modeled how fluids rotate around a mass. Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
That’s when a single gunshot rang out, sending thousands of attendees scrambling for safety and leaving the 31-year-old jerking back and appearing to grab his neck in pain. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Two gunshots ring out upstairs, at least one hitting Alacla, who would die. Sean Emery, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ring

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“Ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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