verb
- Create an emotional response.
- usage: "The music struck a chord with the listeners"
- Refer to or be relevant or familiar to.
- usage: "I hope this message hits home"
- synonyms: hit home, strike home, strike a note
- Evoke a reaction, response, or emotion.
- usage: "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord"
- synonyms: touch a chord
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