paging

verb

Definition of pagingnext
present participle of page
as in ringing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paging
  1. ringing
  2. invoking
  3. buzzing
  4. requesting
  5. demanding
Verb
  • Wedding bells will soon be ringing for General Hospital star Steve Burton!
    Gil Macias, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Wedding bells will soon be ringing for General Hospital star Steve Burton!
    Gil Macias, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of ringing
Verb
  • The episode lasted more than an hour and a half, with the judge invoking her position more than a dozen times, the commission found.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Sara writes that the pic’s broad appeal marks a critical inflection point for Hong Kong’s martial arts cinema – invoking reflection on its golden bygone age, yet also ushering hope that a new wave might be just around the corner.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of invoking
Verb
  • Street performers and buzzing crowds returned to Bourbon Street on Thursday after police reopened it hours before the Sugar Bowl, which was delayed a day and was expected to draw 70,000 fans to the nearby Superdome.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • From patient inquiries to administrative notifications, your inbox is probably constantly buzzing.
    Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of buzzing
Verb
  • The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • By letter of December 13, the court accelerated the briefing schedule, requesting a final response by December 19.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of requesting
Verb
  • Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets around Syria including in the capital Damascus demanding protection for religious minorities following the Christmas tree burning, which took place in the city of Hama around 200 km north of Damascus last night.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Jodie Turner-Smith is demanding that her estranged husband Joshua Jackson pay her child and spousal support in their ongoing divorce.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of demanding
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