as in to ring
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the church bells knelled to mark the death of the nation's beloved leader
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Recent Examples of knell
Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
In retrospect, future analysts may see the 2024 election as the death knell for the Democratic Party's viability in rural America.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Day 18: Hard to focus with all the death knells tolling.
—Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2020
Noun
The move amounts to a death knell for one of President Joe Biden’s biggest initiatives to help Americans whose lives have been hampered by crushing student debt.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
In retrospect, future analysts may see the 2024 election as the death knell for the Democratic Party's viability in rural America.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knell
Verb
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Instead of ringing the bell — which often signals the end of chemotherapy treatment — the boy sounds the boxing ring bell by punching the pull cord.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The alarm was at once sounded by ringing the school bell and the fire department responded and had water on in a very short time, but the fire being all through the building inside the walls and partitions, its progress could not be checked.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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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
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Many of the ringers wore earplugs or headphones to muffle the deafening peals.—
Joseph Wilson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 July 2024
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The underlying inflation indicators exceeded 10 percent by the end of 2024, which is certainly an intolerably high level in our view.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The studies published Thursday are significant in quantifying key public health indicators, Gemmill said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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This opposition has become a political opportunity for Trump, who has been lobbied by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, and other regional lawmakers to revoke the federal approval that allows NYC to toll its roads.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office announced on Monday, Jan. 27, that an unidentified individual who was injured in the Palisades Fire died at the hospital on Saturday, Jan. 25, bringing the death toll from both fires toll up to 29.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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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
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Not a very productive interrogation … that is until there’s a ding-dong at the door.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2024
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Because under state law effective the first of the year, all such trucks are required to have directional signal lights, and turning signals must be given continuously for at least 100 feet before making a turn.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Brown popped to his feet after being tackled with a quick dance move and an underhand signal for a first down.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, Rachael’s younger sister Trinity Kirkconnell chimed into Gabby’s comments to shed some light on the timeline.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Oldenburg’s gloopy piles of toast would seem to be in direct opposition to Lever House’s midcentury polish, but his concerns chime here in slyly seditious ways.—
Max Lakin,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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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
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Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2021
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“Knell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knell. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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