as in emotion
a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation
the story of the family's woes struck a sympathetic chord with newspaper readers
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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Beautiful Brownstone in Brooklyn, New York
This one-of-a-kind Brooklyn brownstone strikes a perfect chord between color and style.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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Styling-wise, strike a similar chord as the street style scene and wear yours from Frame, Banana Republic, J.Crew, Citizens of Humanity with everything from timeless trench coats, stompy moto boots, cozy cashmere crewnecks, and more.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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Beautiful Brownstone in Brooklyn, New York
This one-of-a-kind Brooklyn brownstone strikes a perfect chord between color and style.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
Hypersonic passenger planes, deep-sea thermal-energy power plants, chording keyboards—all have their adherents, eager to jump at the chance of covering their infatuation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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The cerebral cortex is the brain’s outermost layer and is involved in many of the higher functions of the human brain including memory, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and emotions..Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Election seasons often evoke a mix of emotions, ranging from hope for the future to intense worry over what may come.Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, the corresponding pressures to increase climate-friendly fuels will drive green energy development.Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Don’t limit yourself for the sake of someone else’s feelings; do what’s best for you.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps that can be found in a moment that’s less about feeling and more about action.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The timing reportedly coincided with Prince Harry's trip to the U.K. in May for the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games.Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Their relationship coincided with the end of their individual marriages, leading to speculation and criticism among fans.Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The design will focus on early Santa Clara canning days, with Ainsley Family memorabilia to give it a sense of history.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Studies show that gratitude can reduce cortisol—the body’s primary stress hormone—by up to 23%, creating a sense of calm and balance even in stressful situations.Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The latter is used to ensure panels are secured properly, there are no gaps, and the finished car conforms to the CAD model it was built from.James Morris, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Give yourself breathing room and the strength and courage to do what’s best for you instead of conforming to someone else’s plan.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Years later, when NASA first measured it, the storm could fit about two Earths within its borders, and now that number is more like one.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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The dish fits perfectly with Julia Rivera’s cooking style, which fuses her family’s Korean cuisine with other cuisines, like Mexican. Tokio, in Denver’s Ballpark district, also keeps cheesy ramen, Cremoso Diablo, on the menu.Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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Mononoke’s murder mysteries are circular but never boring: Its stories echo and rhyme with one another as the merchant travels from town to town, a spell-binding take on the supernatural.Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
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Sometimes sticking to a formula, trying to rhyme, can be limiting.Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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