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doorbell

[dawr-bel, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌbɛl, ˈdoʊr- /
NOUN
chime
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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Amanda Presswood was in her upstairs bedroom last month when she checked her Ring doorbell camera to see if it was raining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The court heard ring doorbell footage showed this was the second time that day the children were left inside the house.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Alice told the BBC she had been looking to buy a doorbell with a camera fitted to help make her feel safer, but said she cannot afford one.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The fridge camera can track your groceries, and the doorbell camera clears up any confusion around who might be at your door while you’re away.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

I take the stairs up the two flights to the fourth floor and ring Elena’s doorbell.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Reconsider your “smart” home: Cameras are becoming more and more common in home appliances, including in smart ovens, refrigerators, doorbells, and toothbrushes—even as people decry surveillance measures in public.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp wants to make it a requirement for officers to run images of suspects through facial recognition software, where they have been captured on CCTV, mobile phones or camera doorbells.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Security cameras and video doorbells are becoming ubiquitous, capturing roaming wildlife, package deliveries and even potential criminal activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

"Ringing doorbells, knocking on doors, alerting the neighbours, telling them to leave -- that's what the situation was like," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025

As he dashes from house to house, ringing doorbells, his happiness reminds me of a bubbling pot of delicious lemon curd, cooking on the stovetop.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan


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