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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Relevance
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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
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
30 June 2026
With its high stakes, vivid action and steamy romance, the novel has struck a chord with Yarros's enthusiastic fanbase.
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Janey Wetzel,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
IEEE Spectrum,
29 May 2024
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Noun
But something about the collective excitement of a reunion struck a chord, and the machine started whirring.
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Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
30 June 2026
With its high stakes, vivid action and steamy romance, the novel has struck a chord with Yarros's enthusiastic fanbase.
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Janey Wetzel,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
29 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chord
Noun
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The coach also praised his players for keeping their emotions in check after the red card and other decisions by the officiating crew.
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Some stars receive a hero’s welcome, while others encounter mixed emotions after leaving in free agency.
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
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Geovanni Agramonte, of Lakewood, California, thought of his family in Cuba and his feelings about the United States.
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Early morning, the nurturing Moon trines the radiant Sun, syncing feelings and purpose for gentler starts and heartfelt talks.
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The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
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The start of a new fiscal year in July often coincides with a pay bump for California’s state employees because that’s when raises, negotiated by unions, tend to take effect.
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Against that backdrop, some say the ships are offering a surprising sense of connection.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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Female leads typically conform to the mainstream beauty standard of pale, young and thin.
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Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.
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For example, in 2011, the FDA warned parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening gel, to premature infants fitting a particular profile.
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Surveillance pricing is when a company uses a customer’s private data to show them a cost fitted to them, instead of charging every customer the same rate.
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“Chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chord. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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