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Recent Examples of plink
Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
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
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
Over slight variations of the same round-and-round keyboard plink, Boo becomes a sassy stripper confronting cheap patrons on ‘Can I Get Paid?’.
—Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
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
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
Verb
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As of Thursday morning, Contender was pinged just a few miles from Sebastian and is continuing south.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Multiple great white sharks have pinged off the coasts of Florida in recent weeks as spring break tourists descend on the peninsula.—
Kim Luciani,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As play moved up and down the ice and both teams just missed on passes that could have led to scoring chances, the Sabres finally cashed in on one when, from the left dot, defenseman Owen Power sniped one over Joonas Korpisalo’s shoulder.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Just 57 seconds later, Lincoln Hennessey sniped a shot in transition to push things back to 4-1, and his team wasn’t quite finished.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Instead, fans turned the nasty weather into a party, cheering louder at every peal of thunder.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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The heartwarming bond between a toddler and his chocolate Labrador retriever has captured the internet's attention, as the dog's playful antics sent the little boy into peals of laughter.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Once Hampton takes Harmony up to Aunt Sissy’s house, we’re plunked right into the thick of some awful stuff.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
Verb
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As seen in a video shared on X by royal reporter Rebecca English, the King and Queen clinked their drinks together before sipping it down in one go.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But hey, the man clearly loves love and clinks his champagne glass until the happy couple performs another painful-looking kiss.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Hinsdale team names peppered the results board and in almost every category, the team had a racer in the top three.—
Jacob Spetzler,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive brand of American architecture is peppered throughout the country.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The clang of hammers mixed with bird calls drifted up from the harbor.—
Peggy Orenstein,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
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One in a while, a veteran wandered or fell onto the trolley tracks and didn’t hear or chose not to hear the warning clang of the bell of an approaching train.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Plink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plink. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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