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gong

noun as in tocsin

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They play Feyenoord in the Europa League on Thursday and their squad is gong to be stretched.

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Combined with the coloured, shimmering floor and walls, and a soundtrack of muffled voices, gongs and bird calls, it all creates a powerful if unnerving feeling of floating in another realm.

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Every 10 minutes or so, a gong rang and an announcer proclaimed a new act was set to start — a magic show, a mariachi, a wandering gorilla.

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Afterwards, as she was presented with the player of the match gong, Kildunne said she felt she had "stolen" the award.

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There was also a gong for two US paediatricians who found that a mother eating garlic made her breastmilk smell of garlic too - something babies actually appeared to enjoy more.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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