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
Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 July 2025
The Velvet Sundown’s melodies follow chord progressions, and their songs have rhythm sections that follow along with the bass and drums.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 16 July 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 TikTok struck a chord with viewers around the world, showing the tiny clothes and keepsakes Sarah was given at the hospital.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 July 2025
The Velvet Sundown’s melodies follow chord progressions, and their songs have rhythm sections that follow along with the bass and drums.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 16 July 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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The second season hits Aug. 21, and a new Comic-Con trailer gave us a look at the show's humor, insanity and, yes, even some emotion – all set to a lot of catchy sleaze metal.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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This process of moving around the league, having to keep stopping and starting brought about a range of emotions for Johnson, especially doubt and loneliness.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Adjusted operating profit was up 8 percent to 619 million euros, corresponding to a margin of 22.6 percent, in line with the previous year notwithstanding higher investments behind the brands.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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This sudden feeling of being transported somewhere else?—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
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Berkowitz was first introduced to the idea of shooting people by a child psychologist In one of his interviews with Jones, Berkowitz said that much of his initial anger came from complicated feelings around his birth.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
Verb
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The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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This trip coincides with the opening of a second Trump golf course in Aberdeen, which is being named after Trump's mother, Mary Anne Macleod.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
25 July 2025
Noun
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These questions are helping businesses turn everyday items into brand moments and, in some cases, into movements created through commonality and a sense of community. 5.—
Douglas Gregory,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Does this album feel different from other projects after achieving that sense of liberation?—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
Verb
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But to the predominantly Black, Mexican American, and Filipino youth wearing them, zoot suits were a declaration of cultural identity, a refusal to conform to white, working-class respectability politics, and a claim to visibility, fun, and dignity in spaces of racialized exclusion.—
Alexandra Jane,
Essence,
31 July 2025
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In addition to the authorities now particularly cited, many others were relied on at the bar, which show how far the practice has conformed to the general doctrines that have been just quoted.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
Verb
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The wool fabric was super warm and soft to the touch, and my sheets fit on it perfectly.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
1 Aug. 2025
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Jordan assumed Camara’s role as nickel during the spring and seemed to fit the position well.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To understand that not everything that rhymes is truth.—
S.T. Barnes,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2025
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While not replicating lyrics verbatim, the outputs often share thematic content, rhyming patterns, and arrangements, effectively creating derivative works.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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