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doorbell

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


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The HomeView connects to a suite of other new home products, including smart thermostats, a video doorbell and door lock, and indoor and outdoor cameras, Apple says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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

Flock also lost a deal with Ring after a Super Bowl commercial for Amazon’s smart doorbell company wound up sparking fears of a “surveillance nightmare.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

I take a deep breath and press the doorbell with my palm.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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

Researcher Felix Morsbach notes that intelligence agencies or cybercriminals currently have easier ways to monitor people, including hacked security cameras or internet connected doorbells.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 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

Michael can ring the front doorbells to keep the maids busy and Malachy and I can throw coal and turf over the walls and fill the pram all around Alphie.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt



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