pinged

past tense of ping

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Recent Examples of pinged Authorities said Casey’s phone was pinged and later showed a remote spot between Thunder mountain trail and Nugget Creek trail, which prompted rescue teams to respond to the area of the ping. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinged
Verb
  • The bell tinkled, but this time the shelves were empty.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Crow-Armstrong stole second, Kuhnel plunked Bregman before walking Michael Busch on four pitches to force in the go-ahead run.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Tim Hill plunked pinch-hitter Jacob Gonzalez and Tristan Peters with pitches before getting an out.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Iranian authorities, in turn, view armed Kurdish factions as separatist or terrorist threats, especially groups such as PJAK, which has clashed for years with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps along Iran’s western border.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Plane Jane and Drag Race judge Law Roach clashed on Project Runway in front of Tyra Banks.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Ulloa stood up and clinked his glass to quiet the group.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Our buckteeth clinked painfully.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.
    Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
  • The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026

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“Pinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinged. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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