as in emotion
a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation
the story of the family's woes struck a sympathetic chord with newspaper readers
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals
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Recent Examples of chord
Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But Storey’s post struck a chord, garnering more than 22 million views and a flood of comments.
—Kristen Mascia, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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Noun
The absence of his paws pitter-pattering on the floor really struck a chord.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But Storey’s post struck a chord, garnering more than 22 million views and a flood of comments.
—Kristen Mascia, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Hypersonic passenger planes, deep-sea thermal-energy power plants, chording keyboards—all have their adherents, eager to jump at the chance of covering their infatuation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
With the brand new Mike McCready Stratocaster, the artist now has a guitar designed to his specifics, including a custom pickup set to sound like his 1960 Stratocaster, a six-point tremolo, and a fingerboard radius that has enough arc for chording and easier note bending.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chord
Noun
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Instead of resisting their feelings of self-doubt, professionals who lean into these emotions may develop stronger interpersonal skills, outperforming their non-imposter peers in collaboration and teamwork.—
Tanya Arturi,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Does the watering coincide with extreme emotions or stress?—
Maxine Lipner,
Verywell Health,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Under Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, the Space Force has defined a highly effective strategy; corresponding operational concepts and technologies; and a new training regimen to ensure U.S. equities in space are secured.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The equation no longer corresponds to a Turing machine that computes perfect squares—and, more generally, the Diophantine equations can no longer encode the halting problem.—
Joseph Howlett,
WIRED,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those feelings are unlikely to be positive, given the general dissatisfaction about recent transfer windows, the messaging from Fosun and the big price rises for season ticket holders a year ago (the club have pledged a freeze this time around).—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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There will be campaigns featuring top athletes, and of course, exclusive J.Crew products designed with an après-ski feeling.—
David Moin,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Her Forest appointment coincided with the hiring of Dave Long — former Forest boys academy coach and women’s football coach developer and talent reporter — as head of the girls’ academy.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The purging of bureaucrats has often coincided with zealous announcements of a new golden age.—
Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rather than surprising the audience with the plane crash that sets off Death’s design, each iteration of the script opens with a sense of foreboding that something is wrong.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Migraine With Aura About 25% of people with migraines experience an aura, a temporary, reversible change in their senses.—
Janelle McSwiggin, MSN,
Health,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Such policies may compel Muslim employees to choose between adhering to their religious values or conforming to professional standards that do not reflect their cultural and religious identity, potentially leading to perceptions of unprofessionalism.—
Aparna Rae,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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More importantly, Lara wants women to embrace their bodies’ natural processes rather than feel pressured to conform to societal expectations or follow conventional paths that don’t seem to be working in their favor.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Look for the Patriots to also target mid-level veterans on defense who fit the new vision for Mike Vrabel's defense.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Pickles Pickles, like olives, contain a small amount of carbohydrates but can easily fit into a low-carb diet.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
10 Mar. 2025
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The scene rhymes boldly with the earlier one at the fund-raiser.—
Anahid Nersessian,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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Its sentimental and rhyming libretto by Lionelle Hamanaka follows a Japanese American family during their World War II incarceration, leaving little room for meaningful music.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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