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as in to dent
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Recent Examples of ding
Unlike Caitríona Balfe in Belfast or Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans, Hathaway’s performance as a PTA mom is not concerned with being lovable, though that may ding her in what is, at heart, a high-school popularity contest.
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Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
These aren’t quite as simple to load as laying your skis down on a roof rack, but ding your gas mileage less than any other option here.
—Ryan Wichelns, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2022
When a store card make sense Applying for too many lines of credit can also ding your credit score, so choose carefully.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
The higher rates ding home affordability but also might be holding back home sales.
—Christine Romans, CNN, 26 Sep. 2022
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Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
These aren’t quite as simple to load as laying your skis down on a roof rack, but ding your gas mileage less than any other option here.
—Ryan Wichelns, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2022
When a store card make sense Applying for too many lines of credit can also ding your credit score, so choose carefully.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
The higher rates ding home affordability but also might be holding back home sales.
—Christine Romans, CNN, 26 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ding
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Shark trackers recently reported that a 1,400-pound, 13-foot great white shark pinged off a Florida beach four times in one day.Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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What investigators saw on video footage Two weeks after Abbi Schaeffer left her Northland home, detectives obtained a new series of warrants — including one that provided the authority to search the residence on Bridge Manor Drive where her phone last pinged.Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
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To the Russians' credit, U.S. and European sanctions haven't dented Russia's economic output as much as Western policymakers anticipated.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Russia’s ability to provide military force to its allies meant its security services were in demand in both the Middle East and Africa, but the fall of Assad is likely to dent that demand.Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, your bitterness about prioritizing other people will bubble over, tarnishing your relationships and happiness.Angela Haupt, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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Some users speculated that the rhetoric would tarnish Musk’s image among Trump’s base.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
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Guests in silk blouses and slacks sipped scotch while the piano man tinkled the keys.Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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That had to have felt like Old Man Winter tinkling on his shoulder.Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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But eventually the film cedes space to first-hand anger, shame and remorse on all sides in a family blighted by alcoholism and mental illness, and offers a complex consideration of who, if anyone, is responsible for saving a life in freefall.Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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If the two late games should find millions of fans draining the batteries in their remotes as they yo-yo back and forth between Philly and Detroit, the networks are hoping that the rare 4:20 overlap won’t give rise to the ratings cannibalism that’s blighted previous doubleheader double-downs.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Erik Gustafsson’s shot clanged off the post and directly off of Alex Nedeljkovic’s back.Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Metro Boomin’s clanging trap beat guides their flows, shifting from icy and spartan to lush and dreamy and back.Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus-year span of appearing on the chart.Jim Asker, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
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Shoppers find last-minute Christmas gifts at area businesses Bells jingled on shop doors as people wandered in and out of stores searching for last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve in Northwest Arkansas.Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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From a smart sleep assistant to scent-scaping essentials and weighted blankets that’ll plunk you in a state of head-to-toe relaxation, you’re bound to find some type of wellness gift for the people on your shopping list.Claire Sullivan, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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Disney has plunked itself and its 1.2 million square feet of real estate in the middle of a distinctly un-gaudy neighborhood.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Ding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ding. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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