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
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
The shoreline became shallow and stagnant, and fears of malaria and other diseases were the death knell of the once-popular resort.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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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
The death knell for consoles isn’t nigh, according to Joost van Dreunen, a gaming industry professor at NYU Stern School of Business.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
The shoreline became shallow and stagnant, and fears of malaria and other diseases were the death knell of the once-popular resort.
—James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump praised Elon Musk and other members of his incoming administration early Thursday after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Now they’re fortified and cleaned, the bells’ ringing mechanism updated, and the great organ (set between the bell towers on the west side) restored.Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
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Many of the ringers wore earplugs or headphones to muffle the deafening peals.Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
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Additionally, leaders should look for traits such as initiative, adaptability and a willingness to learn, which are indicators of future success.Nilesh Parmar, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Moreover, a shocking number of indicators suggest life in California has grown considerably harder for the Latino working class since the mid-1990s even as Latino representation has proliferated at every level of government.Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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In November 2017, the court denied the NASL’s motion for a preliminary injunction, tolling the league’s death knell.Chris Deubert, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The two outstanding sign-offs were the last procedural requirements that needed to be cleared if the MTA is to begin tolling motorists on Jan. 5 as planned.Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
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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
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Ditch the classic ding-dong and instead opt for a more holiday-appropriate sound, like a howl, a cackling witch, or other creepy sounds.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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Law enforcement officials would need a warrant to interfere with the radio signals of a drone, according to Michelle L.D. Hanlon, executive director of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law.Zoe Sottile, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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As of September 2023, pilots whose drones require an FAA registration number are also required to broadcast Remote ID, which refers to the ability of a drone in flight to provide identification and location information that can be received by other parties through a signal.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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This would appear to chime with the priorities the SPL outlined at the start of the current season.Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Related article Meet the 80-year-old Miss Universe Korea contestant proving age is just a number The beauty pageant world has been forced to modernize in recent years, as the values the shows traditionally embraced do not chime with younger generations.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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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 31 Dec. 2024.
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