1
as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
as far as the slumlord was concerned, the unhappy tenants were just bleating about nothing
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2
as in whimpered
to utter feeble plaintive cries
the baby bleated softly as he woke up, then smiled
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But some residents complained they weren’t provided enough information about the project, which became a cause celebre for Republicans who led the way in stoking fears about the prospect of communist infiltration, given the Chinese ownership of the plant’s parent company.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
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However, Magness argues that Hamilton pushed for the anti-immigrant measures and, after they were passed, complained that not enough deportations were taking place.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Sep. 2025
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Steve Jobs screamed from time to time as self-therapy.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The symbolism is a little over-the-top if this is the case, but then again, this is a show for teens based on a YA novel, also for teens, and sometimes the symbolism needs to be screamed in ALL CAPS.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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When Harry confessed that the newlyweds’ romance was inspiring to him in his own dating life, Kate reportedly cried.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
7 Sep. 2025
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After Vekić broke her serve at 4–4, Gauff sat in her chair during the changeover and cried.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
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From the other room, the victim moaned.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yankees fans have moaned and groaned about Aaron Boone’s deployment of Williams in crucial situations this season, and it’s only exacerbated now that every game counts in the postseason race.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Some faculty and staff reacted with horror, others voiced increasing fear about the ongoing assault on academic freedom, and some merely muttered in sad resignation to the new reality.—
Giuliana Perrone,
Mercury News,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Bleated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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