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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)

ring (up)

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verb (3)

chiefly British
as in to dial
to make a telephone call to our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match

Synonyms & Similar Words

ring up

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verb (4)

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ring
Noun
There would be no better way for the historic Mahomes-Kelce connection to go out than by winning another ring. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 Ripley and Bliss were among the final two to climb the ladder, but Naomi came into the ring and disrupted their momentum. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Verb
All of the ticket prices mentioned below are for General Admission stubs, with General Admission Plus, VIP, and Platinum stubs, of course, ringing you up for more. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 June 2025 The alarm rings familiar, and so does the cost of overreach. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Verb
His assessment is based not on the slack-jawed idolatry of elite-media toadies, but on sources nobody else thought to ring up and poke. Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025 At Charlotte Market International At Charlotte Market International on Old Pineville Road, owner David Ampadu was ringing up a steady flow of customers at around 5 p.m. one day late last month. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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