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Recent Examples of ding
Teams may ding Miller for being a 20-year-old freshman, but the Alabama guard's skill as an offensive talent is undeniable.
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Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Jan. 2023
Traditional lenders usually perform a hard inquiry that could ding your credit score.
—Tanza Loudenback, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2022
These aren’t quite as simple to load as laying your skis down on a roof rack, but ding your gas mileage less than any other option here.
—Ryan Wichelns, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2022
The tense configuration with stern Saturn and the moon could ding your reputation.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
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Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Jan. 2023
Traditional lenders usually perform a hard inquiry that could ding your credit score.
—Tanza Loudenback, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2022
These aren’t quite as simple to load as laying your skis down on a roof rack, but ding your gas mileage less than any other option here.
—Ryan Wichelns, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2022
The tense configuration with stern Saturn and the moon could ding your reputation.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ding
Verb
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Before the ball could ping off the base of the near post and in, the home crowd was already skybound, ear-piercing in their celebrations.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
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In a sea of health apps pinging you to meditate more and eat less, Noom is taking a different tack.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
3 June 2025
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Overall revenue likely came in light due to some combination of the choppy local media environment and multiple small-market teams among the last ones standing in the playoffs, which dented postseason gate receipts.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
2 July 2025
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Singapore, a major Asian financial hub, has taken a hit to its reputation after several high-profile recent cases dented trust in the emerging crypto sector.—
AFP,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Our legal system is certainly tarnished and faulty, and criminal court has never been a reliable venue of justice for women who say they were victimized by powerful men.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2025
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And Israel's international reputation has been badly tarnished by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the huge number of Palestinian civilian deaths in the territory.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
28 June 2025
Verb
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This was a trial that would surely force many SUVs and pick-ups to tinkle a puddle of oil in fear—a steep volcano climb.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The background music, pleasantly tinkled nightly by a real person sitting at a real piano, mixes in pop melodies alongside the Broadway classics and jazz standards.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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Though Disneyland was well maintained and marketed as relentlessly happy, conditions in some neighborhoods close to the park were blighted.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Injuries blighted his past campaign and saw a massive drop-off in performances.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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One plot point is underscored by clanging church bells that definitely don’t exist on this empty stretch of land.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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In time, Ian started laughing at other things too: stories Eve made up about a cantankerous Russian named Boris, the word debris, pots clanging, keys jangling.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
Verb
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They’re woven into the tapestry of our front-yard memories—sticky fingers, crooked signs, and mason jars jingling with coins and all, but somewhere along the way, the simple tradition has faded.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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And that repeating first couplet — which comprises six of the poem’s 18 lines and occupied the first day of this challenge — will surely jingle in your pocket for a long time to come.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Fried plunked Brandon Nimmo to begin the sixth with his 98th and final pitch of the afternoon.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Bird plunked the first batter his faced, Meyers, with a fastball.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
3 July 2025
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“Ding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ding. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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