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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
the greasy spoon restaurant was several rungs below the kind of establishment in which we usually dined
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as in baton
Scottish
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
the watchman usually carried a stout oak rung
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as in chimed
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
I didn't hear the doorbell ring
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Recent Examples of rung
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
25 June 2026
The other was the rescue of two women who cliffed out on the famous Via Ferrata in Telluride where there are cables and handholds along with iron rungs.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
At the Morning Colors Ceremony on Friday, where a Marine bell was rung eight times and the American flag was raised, Brig.
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Betsy Badell,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The Kings need to add center depth and quality at every rung of the organization.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
25 June 2026
The other was the rescue of two women who cliffed out on the famous Via Ferrata in Telluride where there are cables and handholds along with iron rungs.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
This has rung alarm bells in several arenas for the country, including the economy and national security.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
At the Morning Colors Ceremony on Friday, where a Marine bell was rung eight times and the American flag was raised, Brig.
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Betsy Badell,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rung
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The acknowledgment reflects an unusual level of cooperation between Washington and Caracas despite years of intense political confrontation.
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Temperatures in a vehicle, especially one sitting on hot, sunny pavement, can quickly heat up to dangerous levels that can lead to heat stroke and death.
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The officers hit him with a baton and shocked him seven times.
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Somebody had dropped the baton.
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Sunlight chimed off Rubber Hand’s hatchet blade.
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The bittersweet tale infused with humor and sadness chimed with the Cannes audience.
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Williams’ decision to leave the position was a big surprise to the mayor, commissioners and residents, though her departure followed months of controversy and scrutiny.
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Hipparcos was the first space mission devoted to precision astrometry, the accurate measurement of celestial positions and distances.
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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
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Snappers, snakes, toy pistols with caps and toy canes with caps are the only fireworks allowed.
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Bells tolled through the misty Alpine mountain valley as hundreds of priests walked two by two to the altar under a tent to start the service and then again at the end.
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Ouija boards were enshrined in glass cases throughout the room; periodically, a small silver bell tolled without warning, moving as though on its own.
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Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
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Over the next couple of decades, Saez advanced through the ranks of the bank and played a key role in integrating systems when SunTrust merged with BB&T in 2019 to form Truist Bank.
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On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.
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The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
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“Rung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rung. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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