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as in blended
to form a pleasing relationship
the restaurant's manor-house decor chimes perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine
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as in rang
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat
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as in repeated
to say or state again
TV commercial that chimes the same message over and over
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Recent Examples of chimed
London As Big Ben chimed midnight, London celebrated 2026 with fireworks over the River Thames.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Luxemburgo’s view chimed with that of another former Selecao manager, Emerson Leao.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Since posting, hundreds of people have chimed into the comments to share their thoughts.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The door chimed as Shawnta McClenton stepped through and approached the counter.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Prior to its aborted El Gouna premiere, Shawky suggested the work also chimed with contemporary events in the Middle East, due to the fact Mahfouz had written the original story in the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Arab world.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This chimed with Ling, who had come from a world of theater.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
After a few seconds, the base chimed and the app confirmed a successful pairing.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Luxemburgo’s view chimed with that of another former Selecao manager, Emerson Leao.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Since posting, hundreds of people have chimed into the comments to share their thoughts.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The door chimed as Shawnta McClenton stepped through and approached the counter.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Prior to its aborted El Gouna premiere, Shawky suggested the work also chimed with contemporary events in the Middle East, due to the fact Mahfouz had written the original story in the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Arab world.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This chimed with Ling, who had come from a world of theater.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
After a few seconds, the base chimed and the app confirmed a successful pairing.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimed
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Add to dry ingredients and whisk until blended and batter is mostly smooth.—
Ken Haedrich,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Feb. 2026
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When satellite observations are blended with modeling systems like in this instance, the result captures the shape and movement of the air mass across vast areas, filling gaps between weather stations and improving situational awareness for decision makers.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.—
KFOX Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Dec. 2024
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Here are 10 spectacular viewing locations for this rare celestial event, which won't be repeated anywhere on Earth until New Year's Eve 2028-2029.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Chapman expressed concern that such errors could be repeated in the future, and that similar lawsuits could be costly to a city already in a fiscal crisis.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Several musical artists have cut ties with sports and entertainment talent agency Wasserman after the files showed that its CEO, Casey Wasserman, corresponded with Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell in the early 2000s.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the new subdivisions corresponded nicely to a map that Hintiryan and colleagues published in 2016 based on an entirely different technique, which traced connections between the caudoputamen and other regions.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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Her posthumous memoir, published in October, reiterated her claims.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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On Monday, nine of Raman’s City Council colleagues reiterated their endorsements of Bass’ reelection.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the court also agreed to hear arguments about whether the Democratic mid-decade gerrymandering push is legal, regardless of whether voters approve the referendum.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Last summer, European members of NATO agreed to raise defense spending to 5% of their individual national GDP — a move Trump had been pushing for for some time.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Meantime, outflows both from both software and crypto (an asset class most correlated with unprofitable tech stocks) grew excessive until the savage software/bitcoin selloff hit an extreme Thursday, when money came sloshing in to catch the falling knives.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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The phenomenon is also not correlated with whether a state is red, blue or somewhere in between, indicating that partisan control of redistricting alone cannot explain the trend.—
Charlie Hunt,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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In Gallup’s roughly 80 years of polling, Trump’s approval toward the end of his first calendar year in office (36%) was lower than any other incoming president at the same point in time (only matched by Trump himself in his first term).—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The 30-year-old American matched what Vonn did in the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning the downhill gold medal.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Chimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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