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Recent Examples of bray
Noun
Democrats are braying at rallies in the street for Musk to get arrested. Rich Lowry, National Review, 7 Feb. 2025 The donkey's father can be heard braying in the background. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 There was no braying and shouting that often marks debates in the House of Commons and speeches were considered respectfully and heard in silence. Brian Melley and Pan Pylas The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024 The pack animals fiercely defend their flocks by braying, kicking wildly and charging, teeth bared, at potential predators. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for bray
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bray
Verb
  • It’s made from grinding green tea leaves—which can be varying grades of quality—into a fine powder, which is then whisked with hot water to create a thick, frothy liquid.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 20 June 2025
  • The bark is stripped off the trees, dried, and ground into the brown powder that ends up in your spice rack.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild animals and, at one point, a school of glowing fish.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • Moments later, the bear rushes in, bites the fawn in the back, and violently shakes it as the fawn lets out piercing bleats.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The left-hander got pounded a year ago and thumped again in his first taste of big-league action for eight runs in five innings against the Washington Nationals.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • Kamala Harris pounded Joe Biden over his stances on busing from the 1970s—a long-ago dispute that even became fodder for J.D. Vance in 2024.
    Andrew Yang, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The constant clang of metal and the screech of drills suggest the sort of work underway at a warehouse-turned-workshop in this Ukrainian city about 300 kilometers (180 miles) east of Kyiv.
    Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
  • The trio frantically scramble to stop the train, but as the film cuts to black, the sounds of glass shattering and the screech of wheels hammer in, yet again, that there’s no escape.
    Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The Front Man crushes the uprising by killing Gi-hun's best friend Jung-bae, ending Squid Game Season 2 on a shocking cliffhanger.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • Add garlic, salt, and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring often, until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Increase mixer speed to medium, and beat until thickened and pipeable, about 1 to 2 minutes (do not overmix).
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
  • With the leadership of head coach John Reese and a starting five packed with talent, the Pioneers became the team to beat in Texas.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • From there, it’s milled into matcha at stone-mills, which has created another bottleneck: a traditional mill produces just 40 grams of matcha per hour.
    HubSpot, HubSpot, 20 June 2025
  • The tequila is fermented using wild yeast, and the agave is milled with a tahona stone, a traditional method meant to extract more flavor from the pulp.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 June 2025

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“Bray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bray. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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