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Recent Examples of plink
Johnny Carrol Sain, Outdoor Life, 6 Oct. 2020
Mike Goodman raised his golf club in a graceful arc, uncoiled and — with a swift metallic plink — sent the white ball streaking over the first fairway of the Worthington Manor Golf Club in Frederick County.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 7 May 2020
Aaron Smith, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
The seven-time Grammy-winning Newman, sheltering in place with his dog whining in the background, sat down at his piano and casually plinked out an offering as comfortable as macaroni and cheese.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 11 Apr. 2020
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Noun
That leaves us with the plink master, the first rifle many of us called our own, the humble .22.
—Johnny Carrol Sain, Outdoor Life, 6 Oct. 2020
Mike Goodman raised his golf club in a graceful arc, uncoiled and — with a swift metallic plink — sent the white ball streaking over the first fairway of the Worthington Manor Golf Club in Frederick County.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 7 May 2020
Verb
High capacity allows target shooters to plink away for longer periods without having to stop and laboriously handload.
—Aaron Smith, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
The seven-time Grammy-winning Newman, sheltering in place with his dog whining in the background, sat down at his piano and casually plinked out an offering as comfortable as macaroni and cheese.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 11 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plink
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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
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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
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However, immediately after sniping and killing Marshall P. Pope from a distance, Jan returns to police custody.Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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That’s really all there is to it, but Justin Piasecki’s knotted script absolutely delights in the process of Ash’s work, and in the gamesmanship that makes Worthington’s crew so eager to sniff him out and snipe his leverage.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
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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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For my detailed analysis of why and how biases get plunked into generative AI, and ways to prompt your way around it, see the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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That deluge isn’t letting up: As of Friday, advertisers have plunked more than $65 million on future presidential ad reservations in the Keystone State alone, according to AdImpact.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 29 Oct. 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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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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Tears flooded Ye’s eyes as the group clinked glasses of champagne at 9:30 a.m.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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He is also known for peppering election officials with questions at county meetings.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ever the comic, Pickett would frequently pepper their set with impressions — including a version of Karloff from his beloved monster movies.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Shutters clang, shut over the windows; the room’s swept for bugs; cell phones are confiscated for the duration; no media — electronic or otherwise — is allowed.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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At mealtimes, the metallic clang of shutting gates echoes through the cell block, as a prisoner distributes meal trays through a ground-level hatch at the bottom of each cell door.Rebecca Wright, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Plink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plink. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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