chimed

verb

Definition of chimednext
past tense of chime
1
as in blended
to form a pleasing relationship the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine

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2
as in rang
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat

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3
as in repeated
to say or state again TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimed
  1. blended
  2. rang
  3. corresponded
  4. reiterated
  5. agreed
  6. matched
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  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat on medium-high for 30 seconds to make sure everything is well blended.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As tens of thousands of visitors from around the world descended on Miami for the city’s annual art celebration, a lucky few were invited to an immersive experience that blended contemporary art with fashion, mixology, and luxury travel.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of blended
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  • After a fight had broken out an hour earlier, workers were shutting down the restaurant and ushering out patrons, when shots suddenly rang out from the passing black car.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • During this investigation, police learned that a woman was at the massage parlor that evening by herself when the doorbell rang.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of rang
Verb
  • Russian speakers in the experiment proved faster than English speakers at distinguishing shades that corresponded to that lexical distinction.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But, with Clarke's approval (the two men corresponded regularly via an early-80s precursor to email), Hyams saw an opportunity to ratchet the tension by having the two Cold War superpowers at loggerheads.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of corresponded
Verb
  • Cantor Fitzgerald recently reiterated its overweight rating on the stock and named it a best idea heading into 2025 in the semiconductor space.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The forecast comes as Cantor Fitzgerald recently reiterated its overweight rating and named it a top pick in the semiconductor space heading into next year.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of reiterated
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  • In the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, countries agreed to try to limit warming to that level in order to avoid more powerful storms and heat waves.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Policing such a line would require tens of thousands of peacekeepers, an impossibly large number—even if Russia and Ukraine agreed to allow such a force, which is highly unlikely.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
    Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of matched
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chime

chimed

chimed in

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