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Recent Examples of ping
Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
During their investigation, investigators pinged the woman’s phone which led them to a San Antonio address, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
Even people’s Ring doorbells, equipped to alert users with messages from other Ring users, began to ping out drone sightings.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Soon after, Saavedra admitted to traveling to an L.A. neighborhood where the phone was pinging and spotting Zelocchi outside a residence in an apartment complex.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Verb
When outside this range, the Tile tracker will just ping off of other Tile gadgets within range.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
During their investigation, investigators pinged the woman’s phone which led them to a San Antonio address, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
Even people’s Ring doorbells, equipped to alert users with messages from other Ring users, began to ping out drone sightings.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Soon after, Saavedra admitted to traveling to an L.A. neighborhood where the phone was pinging and spotting Zelocchi outside a residence in an apartment complex.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ping
Noun
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There’s also an experimental score by Daniel Blumberg made of bangs and piano plinks and noises that sound like a dozen balloons screaming.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Plink, plink, plink go the rivets, with MGM's No Time to Die, rescheduled from Nov. 20 to April 2021 on Friday, being the latest to plummet earthward.—
Jeva Lange,
TheWeek,
5 Oct. 2020
Verb
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Splitting carries with Kareem Hunt dings Pacheco’s fantasy value.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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The timer also dings loudly, which some users may find irritating.—
Caroline Thomason,
Health,
9 Mar. 2023
Noun
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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
Verb
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Sam Hauser had a chance to extend that lead moments later after Tatum stole a pass and sprung him for a fast break, but his wide-open dunk attack clanged off the rim.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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In the 2020 postseason, Tucker hit the left upright from 41 yards away on the opening drive and clanged the right upright from 46 yards before making a 34-yarder right before halftime of Buffalo’s 17-3 victory.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And chimes that were installed a few years later signaled its presence to the neighborhood too.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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Though the circumstances were different, the underlying issue—expecting one person to handle the burden without full agreement—chimes with the OP's dilemma.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In recovering the supercar, authorities also uncovered another theft ring that was using fake documents and VIN switching to steal and traffic luxury vehicles.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2025
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And the Chiefs’ quarterback, who has won two straight rings and will try to become the first to win three in a row, does one thing better than every other QB — and just about better than any who ever lived.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The 27-year-old gold medalist then shared a photo of herself and Owens clinking champagne flutes with a hotel suite in the background.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Swift was seen on camera clinking champagne glasses with Beyoncé's husband, Jay-Z, after the Cowboy Carter artist accepted her Grammy onstage on Feb. 2.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
3 Feb. 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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“Ping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ping. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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