as in emotion
a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation
the story of the family's woes struck a sympathetic chord with newspaper readers
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals
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Recent Examples of chord
Mike Wass, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Not surprisingly, the woman's post struck a chord with many others.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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Noun
The story begins deep in the pandemic, when Kahan teased the opening verse on Instagram, instantly striking a chord with lonely and isolated followers.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Not surprisingly, the woman's post struck a chord with many others.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Hypersonic passenger planes, deep-sea thermal-energy power plants, chording keyboards—all have their adherents, eager to jump at the chance of covering their infatuation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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There are also gender-role stereotypes that impact people's understanding of how they are 'allowed' or expected to grieve and show emotion, based on what has been deemed 'acceptable' in society.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Share your feelings Be honest about your emotions, too.Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
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Participants also suggest that their current birthmarks or birth defects correspond to wounds from a previous life.Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Today’s state-of-the-art models seem to have networks of code that consistently correspond to certain topics, ideas, or entities.Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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This teen could easily develop feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem when comparing her life to pictures that promote unrealistic standards of beauty that are far from representing reality.Omer Awan, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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An inflated balloon that occupies stomach space, producing a continuous feeling of fullness to curb overeating, is not a new weight loss method.New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Friday’s news coincided with a campaign launched by the 2018 HOF inductee in an effort to raise awareness and proceeds for cancer research, a pledge highlighted by the campaign’s lavender logo meant to represent all forms of cancer.Jelani Scott, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Remarkably, Klinsmann's inclusion in the starting XI coincided with a four-match unbeaten streak.David Ferrini, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Despite the eight-month delay, there is a sense of urgency among NASA and its prime contractors for the program, especially with the specter of a new Trump administration that may opt for changes in the Artemis program.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
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Working from a short story by Isaac Asimov and the novel The Positronic Man, by Asimov and Robert Silverberg, Nicholas Kazan has concocted a surprisingly mechanical screenplay that marches through the decades toward a foregone conclusion without any sense of fun or inventiveness about the future.Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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As the rigid contours gradually conform to your foot shape, these shoes get more and more comfortable over time.Samson McDougall, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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The representatives noted that the owner had full intentions to work with the city to conform to the community’s needs.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Lindsey, who also coached with Gus Malzahn at UCF in 2022 and at Auburn in 2017 and 2018, fits that description.Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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This solution could fit onto small city balconies and could power automotive engines.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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And naturally, sometimes there may be a rhyming word to it.Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Her rhyming story was originally published in Good Housekeeping in 1956 and was later printed as a picture book.Victoria Edel, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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