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as in to dent
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Recent Examples of ding
Each one of those is bent and the protective rubber is peeling off, just waiting to scratch or ding expensive wheels or other components.
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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
When a store card make sense Applying for too many lines of credit can also ding your credit score, so choose carefully.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
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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
When a store card make sense Applying for too many lines of credit can also ding your credit score, so choose carefully.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ding
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Another white shark, a 9-foot 7-inch male named Keji, pinged near the continental shelf off Ft. Myers in January, as well.—
Jon Chapman,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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Contender made an appearance on Super Bowl Sunday In its latest appearance, Contender pinged four times off the Volusia County coast near Bethune Beach on Sunday.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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This year a typhoon and extreme heat dented the harvest, scrambling prices for kumquats and other ornamental plants associated with the holiday, known as Tet in Vietnam.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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With no monthly fees, this deal ensures premium home security without denting your wallet.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
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But that luster has tarnished, as the company has struggled to keep up with shifts in consumer and societal demands.—
Lenora Chu,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Jan. 2025
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The new league could add more costs for the NBA and its owners but also tarnish its brand or create friction for European fans of existing teams who do not join the NBA’s league or feel slighted by it.—
Mike Vorkunov,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Guests in silk blouses and slacks sipped scotch while the piano man tinkled the keys.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Nov. 2024
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That had to have felt like Old Man Winter tinkling on his shoulder.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
5 Aug. 2024
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They have been blighted by injuries and are well below their best.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Returning from a loan spell at Brighton last season, the 22-year-old initially impressed Flick in preseason training but then fell to a foot injury that once more blighted his progress.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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Shoppers find last-minute Christmas gifts at area businesses Bells jingled on shop doors as people wandered in and out of stores searching for last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve in Northwest Arkansas.—
Gael Langdon,
arkansasonline.com,
24 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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