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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
Verb
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This is in part driven by the increasingly powerful Guard, which experts note has increasingly blended Shia Islam and Iranian nationalism, with an emphasis on the latter.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
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Best Hotels & Resorts Matsushima Sakan Shoan Enjoy breathtaking views of Matsushima Bay from this 11-room luxury ryokan, which has traditional Japanese or blended Japanese and Western-style rooms.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Viewers did, and Benson repeated the street address on the livestream.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The frontier myth is a fantasy that white Americans have repeated over time to create a national community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This rise corresponded with a nearly equal uptick in hospitalizations linked to kratom alone, from 43 admissions in 2015 to 538 in 2025.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ross, who was 7 when Wilkens was arrested, had corresponded with her aunt since elementary school.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In demanding that Israel, Russia, and the US be barred from showing, the letter writers reiterated and expanded an earlier call for Israel to be excluded from the event altogether owing to its genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a January information session, Ada County Weed, Pest and Mosquito Abatement Director Adam Schroeder reiterated that his department was not funded, staffed, equipped or trained to fight rats.—
Mark Dee
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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James McCann, a senior economist at Edward Jones, agreed.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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It was previously agreed the Earth at its core was liquid, and now she's discovered that that's actually not true.—
Carol Sutton Lewis,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The researchers re-ran the analysis, looking only at high-income countries, and found that while there was less overall resistance in hospitals, resistance levels were still strongly correlated with aridity.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Saudi's index, which is closely correlated to energy markets, has been turbo-charged by the spike in oil prices, while Oman has benefitted from investors seeking safe havens, according to Damanick Dantes, founder of Dantes Outlook.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Inside, dramatic interiors set the tone, matched by excellent service.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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After starters Mitch Keller and David Peterson matched zeros in 42-degree weather, Nick Gonzales lined an RBI single for Pittsburgh with one out in the 10th to break a scoreless tie.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Chimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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