bell

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
Verb
  • Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
  • By the time the chorus rolled around, the commuters were in full voice, shouting along (and filming the whole thing for posterity), as Fallon banged on a tambourine.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The other side: Democrats are howling at the GOP's full embrace of using a current policy score to lower the cost of extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
    Hans Nichols, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Bing then started barking and howling as Watts smiled, before a series of clips played of Bing sending off other stars on the film.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • People online are theorizing why Wallen left the show so abruptly, rather than staying to hug it out with the Not Ready for Prime Time Players and listening to Lenny Pickett absolutely wail on that sax.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Women gathered around the bloodied corpses, wailing and clutching the dead.
    Marin Scott, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • During one of their exchanges, approximately two hours into walking, Haas abruptly got up from her desk and yelled in the student’s face, using swear words, the affidavit said.
    Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Elsewhere, constituents have yelled at Democratic members at town halls, pleading with them to be more forceful in speaking out against Trump.
    Riley Beggin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This all occurred inside the funeral home, and White said he was filled with emotions, laughing and crying at the same time over his brother.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Some people may have been scratching their heads when kids started screaming and crying after seeing a pig wearing a crown; With zombie pig men and skeleton archers riding spiders, why would this specific creature elicit such a guttural reaction?
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Over the next couple hours, the cranes slowly pealed off from the roosting flock and headed out to feed.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2024
  • What other unique design features are a part of the new St. Charles? Another feature of the church people can enjoy, Cattani said, are four large bells in the church's bell tower that peal throughout the day as well as for weddings and funerals.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Verb
  • There have been 110 cases of whooping cough in the state so far this year, compared with 154 cases in all of last year, CNN reported.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Why is whooping cough spreading in NC? Experts say the return to pre-pandemic behaviors and vaccine hesitancy could be driving the recent surge in cases, NC Health News reported.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The two parties have been hollering at third-party candidates ever since Ross Perot and Ralph Nader.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Members have hissed and hollered at Presidents of the opposing party in recent years with casual regularity.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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