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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a gaming ring that meets once a week to play
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as in call
a communication by telephone
give me a ring when you're ready to go
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
tall cypress trees ringing the park
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term
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Recent Examples of ring
Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
Her cellphone often pings with an alert from some J6 group chat, or rings with a call from a J6 comrade seeking support or needing to vent.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Social media channels have been flooded by reported sightings of immigration officers and phones have been ringing nonstop.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
The wine choices include cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, pinot grigio and chardonnay.
Between the signature cocktail, pizza slice and glass of wine, my total rang up to exactly $22.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The triangular hat is made from a series of floating mirror panels that resemble the rings around a planet.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
Her cellphone often pings with an alert from some J6 group chat, or rings with a call from a J6 comrade seeking support or needing to vent.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
Gutekunst didn’t exactly give a ringing endorsement of Jaire Alexander’s future when asked about it in January.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Social media channels have been flooded by reported sightings of immigration officers and phones have been ringing nonstop.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
The company quickly rang up $80 million in losses tied to the switch.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
The wine choices include cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, pinot grigio and chardonnay.
Between the signature cocktail, pizza slice and glass of wine, my total rang up to exactly $22.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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