PAGING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

paging

verb

present participle of page

as in ringing

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The annual bell ringing ceremony was organized by Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities Inc.

— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
At Target in Lowell on Sunday, registers were ringing as shoppers like Brenda Sieng could not wait to find the perfect back-to-school dress for her 10-year-old daughter Iliana who is heading into the fifth grade.

— Paul Burton, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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Rodgers’ answer to McAfee’s was in reference to Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment in response to all questions during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee last week.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Fauci did not answer questions, instead invoking his right against self-incrimination.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

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The petition argues that even a single satellite could have consequences far beyond the client requesting the light.

— Jean Lee, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
At the same time, surveys of its e-commerce customers — who account for about 35 percent of the business — and feedback from its direct-to-consumer shoppers echoed that sentiment, with many requesting denim from Z Supply.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026

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The first, to determine whether Meta misled users about dangers on its platform, resulted in a March jury ordering Meta to pay $375 million in damages.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Indecisive decorators can test the waters by ordering a larger wallpaper sample and living with it for a week.

— Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

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Iran is demanding the US cease its attacks and end the blockade of Iranian ports, as well as lift sanctions, unfreeze Iranian assets and pay compensation for war damages.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
These components are particularly important in a heavyweight torpedo, where propulsion, guidance, sensing and control systems must function under demanding underwater conditions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

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