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as in to dent
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Recent Examples of ding
Traditional lenders usually perform a hard inquiry that could ding your credit score.
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Tanza Loudenback, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2022
Each one of those is bent and the protective rubber is peeling off, just waiting to scratch or ding expensive wheels or other components.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2022
Unlike Caitríona Balfe in Belfast or Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans, Hathaway’s performance as a PTA mom is not concerned with being lovable, though that may ding her in what is, at heart, a high-school popularity contest.
—Vulture, 28 Oct. 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
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Tanza Loudenback, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2022
Each one of those is bent and the protective rubber is peeling off, just waiting to scratch or ding expensive wheels or other components.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2022
Unlike Caitríona Balfe in Belfast or Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans, Hathaway’s performance as a PTA mom is not concerned with being lovable, though that may ding her in what is, at heart, a high-school popularity contest.
—Vulture, 28 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ding
Verb
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Phones have to be powered on for cellphone data to ping, but the phone's user does not have to be making calls or texts.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Jones’ phone last pinged at 5:01 p.m. on Feb. 8, according to the report.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Seven years through Anderson’s tenure, Loewe, like every other fashion brand, was faced with the challenge of selling clothing and accessories during the pandemic, with stay-at-home mandates denting consumer spending.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Adidas has been trying to put the Yeezy affair behind it since antisemitic rants by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, forced it to end the highly profitable partnership, denting revenues and driving the company to an annual loss in 2023.—
Helen Reid and Linda Pasquini,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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The fallout of that moment tarnished Smith’s reputation and led to him being banned from the Oscars for 10 years.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Mar. 2025
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But last year, Sonos tarnished its reputation by rushing an app update to coincide with its first wireless headphones, the Sonos Ace.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
12 Mar. 2025
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Shaking the capsules produces audio signals that range from rattling stones, over tinkling coins to swooshing sand.—
Erico Guizzo,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Oct. 2018
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Jeff Goldblum tinkled the ivories during a moving In Memoriam section at the BAFTA Film Awards.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Whereas Minnie feels like her whole life was slightly blighted by missing out on that name and that she has been cursed by bad luck.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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There is a sense that more can be drawn from the players at his disposal and that better results could naturally follow if senior players such as Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, Curtis Jones and Szoboszlai avoid the injury disruptions that blighted their 2023-24 seasons.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
23 July 2024
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Sam Hauser had a chance to extend that lead moments later after Tatum stole a pass and sprung him for a fast break, but his wide-open dunk attack clanged off the rim.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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In the 2020 postseason, Tucker hit the left upright from 41 yards away on the opening drive and clanged the right upright from 46 yards before making a 34-yarder right before halftime of Buffalo’s 17-3 victory.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The video includes footage of a set of handcuffs and chains jingling as they are pulled from a basket containing other shackles and then laid out on the airport tarmac next to four other sets of restraints.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus-year span of appearing on the chart.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
31 Dec. 2024
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Taking seedlings straight from indoors and plunking them into the garden is a shock.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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In his final start of 2018, Sabathia plunked Tampa Bay’s Jesus Sucre in response to the Rays’ Andrew Kittredge throwing behind Austin Romine earlier in the game.—
Peter Sblendorio,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Ding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ding. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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