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doorbell

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


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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

Using doorbell footage, pictures of the scene and police reports, we can now piece together exactly how this fatal incident unfolded.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Annie pointed out that the Nest doorbell camera was missing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

New York Times reporter Julian E. Barnes was watching “The Sheep Detectives” with his family one recent Friday night when two federal agents rang his doorbell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

I’m shaking as I ring her doorbell, and as I wait for Mae to come.

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

Smart-home technology, including security doorbells and fall-detection sensors, can make homes safer, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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

Malachy is back with Michael, with stories of his adventures ringing doorbells.

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


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