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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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According to Verizon, Jennifer’s phone last pinged a tower near Waveny Park in New Canaan at 11:09 Friday morning, May 24, 2019.—
Rich Cohen,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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Damaris told Dateline that just before 3 a.m., her daughter’s cell phone pinged about two streets down from their home.—
Anna Turning,
NBC news,
5 May 2025
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Instability in the region since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Southern Israel, however, has dented its appeal to international production.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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That barely dents the upside, with the net win coming to $17,700,000.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Verb
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So unfortunately his character got tarnished in that way.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pictures show various silver artifacts that have been tarnished with age.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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Another smaller-scale way to protect plants is to strategically redirect your pet's attention, especially if they're tempted to tinkle in the garden.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
Verb
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There is, however, one problem: they’re all blighted with parts pairing, a stifling repair practice that forces users to seek Apple’s permission before replacing parts.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The parcel was considered by village officials to be blighted and a town eyesore.—
Elizabeth Owens-Schiele,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
Verb
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The inning also got away from Suarez because of a ball that clanged off a glove and two balls that went in and out of gloves.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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His 25-foot, step-back clanged out with 9.1 seconds to play.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
Verb
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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
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Men dressed as 1880s gunfighters are forever clomping up and down wooden sidewalks with jingling spurs and holstered revolvers on their belts.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Lindor and Soto drew back-to-back walks, and Arizona turned to side-winding right-hander Ryan Thompson, who plunked Alonso to load the bases with no outs.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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The meltdown began when lefty reliever Luis Peralta plunked Jonathan Aranda, and Taylor Walls laced a single to left.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Ding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ding. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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