Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tintinnabulations
Noun
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The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026 -
With dresses and intimate wear for women; jewelry; personal care products; men’s wallets; baby swaddles, stuffies, rattles and teething toys; dog leashes, collars and toys; greeting cards and a wide range of home decor, the store is drawing people in.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The show’s jingles about the virus also play intermittently throughout the day and residents are able to call in with questions.—
Ope Adetayo,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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White wrote jingles for commercials (a gig that informed his future compositions as much as Lou Reed’s dabbling in pop songwriting at Pickwick Records did his).—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Noun
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As the Imam intoned verses from the Quran, a series of reverberating chimes from users’ phones suddenly cut through the recitation.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
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On its second album, Symbols, the duo of producer Benjamin Cools and singer Ferre Marnef adds a third member, singer Geraldine Vanspauwen, and brighten up its sound just a smidge, embracing chimes and panpipes in addition to Vanspauwen’s clear, airy vocals.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
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Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Feb. 2026
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Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Tintinnabulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tintinnabulations. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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