as in to ring
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the church bells knelled to mark the death of the nation's beloved leader
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Recent Examples of knell
Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
The Gophers’ turnovers were a death knell in both losses to Michigan State this season.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Day 18: Hard to focus with all the death knells tolling.
—Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Noun
And yet Outlaws can’t shake that feeling of just being kind of generic, which is a death knell for Star Wars — and the source of its modern ills.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
The Gophers’ turnovers were a death knell in both losses to Michigan State this season.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knell
Verb
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Social media channels have been flooded by reported sightings of immigration officers and phones have been ringing nonstop.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Instead of ringing the bell — which often signals the end of chemotherapy treatment — the boy sounds the boxing ring bell by punching the pull cord.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Labored and unfunny, that film, from 2016, sounded like a cinematic death rattle rather than peals of joyous wedding bells.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Within hours of arriving, what sounded like a distant peal of thunder rolled in—in this case, the rumble of a harmless, but still awe-inspiring, small-scale avalanche.—
Samantha Falewée,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The underlying inflation indicators exceeded 10 percent by the end of 2024, which is certainly an intolerably high level in our view.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Snow and ice at the summit of Mount Spurr are also starting to melt, which are clear indicators of increasing unrest, Haney said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Furthermore, the statute of limitations is tolled or halted while the accused is outside the U.S., potentially extending the timeframe for prosecution.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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This opposition has become a political opportunity for Trump, who has been lobbied by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, and other regional lawmakers to revoke the federal approval that allows NYC to toll its roads.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That was a fantastically exciting ding-dong 2-2 — with Atletico missing a 99th penalty and eventually being eliminated from the Champions League after the group stage.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Not a very productive interrogation … that is until there’s a ding-dong at the door.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2024
Noun
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It was intended to raise $15 billion for the M.T.A., which would fund major projects like upgrading aging signal systems and extending the Second Avenue subway into East Harlem.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Those policies serve as examples for other states and signals to the market.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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However, Rachael’s younger sister Trinity Kirkconnell chimed into Gabby’s comments to shed some light on the timeline.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Oldenburg’s gloopy piles of toast would seem to be in direct opposition to Lever House’s midcentury polish, but his concerns chime here in slyly seditious ways.—
Max Lakin,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Though this installation of tintinnabulation has been a feature of the garden for more than a decade, some frequent visitors only noticed the chimes this summer, when a small crew recently installed them in a large linden tree adjacent to Parade Stadium.—
Kim Hyatt,
Star Tribune,
23 July 2021
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Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2021
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“Knell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knell. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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