bell

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Recent Examples of bell Part of the district’s new instructional model includes teaching from bell to bell to spend as much time as possible delivering instruction. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 Fazio wants a bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools; so does Lamont. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 Officials rang the alarm bell about an advanced new artificial intelligence model that could pose an unprecedented cybersecurity threat to the nation's top financial institutions. — Matt Peterson,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Should schools ban phones from bell to bell? — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bell
Verb
  • Hollywell nods in agreement, and shouts out all the graffiti artists and other creatives who are still nearby.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While one fan shouts criticism at an official’s call at Mira Costa High, Grandma and Grandpa Reis calmly and confidently root for their grandsons, Christian, a running back, and Weston, a linebacker.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But that’s what has been proposed here even as the sane heads in the City Council and beyond have been howling for, and shown the way toward, efficiencies.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Temperatures in the area were in the mid-90s and winds howled with gusts of up to 35 mph, a less-than-ideal situation for firefighters.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Amidst the footfalls are screams and wails; the asphalt is littered with body parts, blurred for broadcast.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • After years of wailing and gnashing of teeth over salary caps and payrolls and free agency, Tampa and Milwaukee demonstrate that most of those concerns are overblown.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Moshier remembers when the team stopped at a fast-food restaurant on a road trip and Murphy yelled for everyone to get back to the bus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Hill yelled at Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson after Wilson was accidentally knocked into him during Minnesota's game against Miami.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Children crowded the play areas, despite the damp, gray weather, shrieking with joy (and in one instance, crying).
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Several jurors cried after viewing autopsy photos of Hedgepeth, according to local media accounts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • His pet names and catchphrases no longer pealed through the halls.
    — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The bells of Westminster Abbey pealed for an hour.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Continue reading … INTO THE LION'S DEN — 'Real Time' host extends olive branch to El-Sayed who promised to 'whoop' him on air.
    — , FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps even more notable was his volume at prospect camp practice on Friday, hooting and hollering and firing up his teammates.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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