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Recent Examples of ringer The Oscars went with a ringer for the 97th ceremony. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025 Yes, Mickey is part of constant experiments to help researchers see what causes death and disease, and so he is put through the ringer and reprinted repeatedly, dying over and over again, always being printed again to continue the process. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025 Revere was also a bell ringer at the church as a teenager. Landon Mion, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024 But watching other humans get put through the ringer is a whole different story. Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ringer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringer
Noun
  • The cotton quilt is lightweight enough for year-round use and includes two matching shams to complete the look.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The decision to annul November’s election had little precedent and handed a propaganda victory to Moscow, which has long dismissed Western democracy as a sham in which elites fix the results to suppress unorthodox views and guarantee an outcome favorable to the liberal establishment.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Austin was stabbed in the heart and died in the arms of his twin brother, the twins’ father said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Lopez shares her twins Emme and Max, 17, with ex Marc Anthony.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This is a cruder example of how artificial intelligence is being used to create deep fakes.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As a bonus, this reusable fake is a fun prop to keep around for make-believe health care provider visits.
    Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • What Happens Next? New Model Y Launch edition available ‘today’ – base models coming soon More 2026 Model Y inventory had arrived on the North Hollywood lot (see image above) since my last visit to the store.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The cost of maintaining that image became more difficult over time.
    Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But this would come as the result of a cutback in government spending that is currently categorized by Trump Administration officials as either waste, fraud, or non-essential in nature.
    Sal Gilbertie, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Holmes was convicted on four counts of fraud after lying to Theranos investors about her blood testing technology's reliability and was later sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant includes a replica of her television, and tchotchkes throughout the space.
    Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Voice cloning: The 3-second threat With just three seconds of audio, easily obtained from social media, voicemails or videos, fraudsters can create a convincing replica of your voice using AI.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The runner vine will fall off and the baby strawberry will become an adult plant that's a clone of its parent.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
  • In sci-fi, life tends to find a way, and some 200 years later, she's resurrected as a clone.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Photograph: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
    Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Still, Hynes wasn’t about to paint a pretty picture about losing to the Isles.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025

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“Ringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringer. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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