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Recent Examples of ping
Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 22 July 2024
That call was pinged in the area of the Charles Hall Bridge on the Cherahola Skyway in Tellico Plains, a small mountain town in Tennessee with a population of about 800 people.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Users can lock in a minimum and maximum target temp with an alarm so the thermometer will ping when the meat dips below or rises above a certain temperature.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
First, an on-screen alert when a network repeatedly pings a device for its IMSI phone or IMEI SIM identifier.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Verb
At brunch Sunday near Seattle, April Berg and her girlfriends’ cellphones simultaneously began to ping.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 22 July 2024
That call was pinged in the area of the Charles Hall Bridge on the Cherahola Skyway in Tellico Plains, a small mountain town in Tennessee with a population of about 800 people.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Users can lock in a minimum and maximum target temp with an alarm so the thermometer will ping when the meat dips below or rises above a certain temperature.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
First, an on-screen alert when a network repeatedly pings a device for its IMSI phone or IMEI SIM identifier.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ping
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Plink, plink, plink go the rivets, with MGM's No Time to Die, rescheduled from Nov. 20 to April 2021 on Friday, being the latest to plummet earthward.Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2020
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In the finished dish, the gentle heat of the curry and the sweetness of the warm pudding were offset by the cool, tangy white sauce and a salty plink of caviar at the end of each bite.Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Verb
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The timer also dings loudly, which some users may find irritating.Caroline Thomason, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
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Teams may ding Miller for being a 20-year-old freshman, but the Alabama guard's skill as an offensive talent is undeniable.Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Jan. 2023
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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
Verb
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There are all sorts of weird noises coming from the lake — like, clanging sounds — and Paris’s dog keeps barking at it for no reason.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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James McAtee ran on and clanged his finish against the post.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
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Watches vibrate, chime, and ping with notifications.Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Celebrate in one of the countless charming restaurants or join the thousands who descend on Puerta del Sol to eat 12 lucky grapes to the 12 Real Casa de Correos clock chimes.Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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Does the phrase ‘waiting all day for Sunday night’ ring a bell?Nicole Smythe, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sources Police believe the athletes are being targeted based on their game schedules and are working to determine whether a crime ring is targeting them along with other luxury homeowners.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
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There are rattling leaves, slithering snakes, and clinking glasses.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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With the sound of clinking wine glasses, tastes of inventive veggies, and the voice of an award-winning chef, the Courier Journal's new dinner series kicked off Sunday at a popular Highlands restaurant.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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“Ping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ping. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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