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noun

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Recent Examples of peal
Verb
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 Instead, fans turned the nasty weather into a party, cheering louder at every peal of thunder. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
Minutes later, more explosions peal through the air, as the Israeli military responds to the source of the fire. Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023 Early risers and those late to bed reaped rewards in Washington on Friday as the pre-dawn hours crackled with lightning and pealed with thunder, providing an atmospheric overture to one of the landmarks of our summer. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for peal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peal
Verb
  • All at once, Mendoza’s felt the sudden shock of impact, and his ears began ringing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
  • Inside the white fence that rings the field, uncomfortably close to the action, the owners unfold deck chairs and settle in with their grandchildren cross-legged on the floor around them.
    Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
Verb
  • The cellphone chimed, a surprise on a hot, lazy Sunday evening when few emails announce themselves.
    Scott Craven, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
  • The 58-year-old was anchoring his Anderson Cooper 360° show from an outdoor terrace in Tel Aviv with CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond when their phones simultaneously chimed with an alert.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Bomer is good when Jerry the ding-dong must navigate a moment of real sentiment or complication; the juxtaposition is effective.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • That was a fantastically exciting ding-dong 2-2 — with Atletico missing a 99th penalty and eventually being eliminated from the Champions League after the group stage.
    Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ultimately, the 1973 oil crisis struck the death knell for the production of such high-performance cars in North America, and by 1974, the Barracuda finished a good 10-year run.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
  • Finishing second is not a death knell for American AI, but refusing to adapt to compete would be.
    Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The orchestration — rich, fluid, and glistening with the vaguely exotic plinks of the cimbalom — has the plushness of an antique carpet.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • To add to the chatter and clang of boots, the next cluster approach from the other way.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 July 2025
  • Parries produce a hearty ringing on impact that sounds like the mighty clang of a clock tower bell.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Baby rattlesnakes don’t have rattles, and adult snakes’ rattles occasionally break off, according to the National Park Service.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
  • Trains going into and out of the city’s main station rattle past its rooftop playground and restaurant.
    Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025

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“Peal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peal. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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