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Recent Examples of bray
Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Walk along the streets, where the only sounds come from passing bicycles, golf carts, and the occasional braying donkey.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
As if to punctuate his asinine decision, Marin makes a braying donkey noise.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Walk along the streets, where the only sounds come from passing bicycles, golf carts, and the occasional braying donkey.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bray
Verb
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The intermittent pops of muzzle fire are drowned out as tank treads grind the asphalt down Washington Street toward the East River waterfront, where a 100-year-old carousel lays in ruin.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Those guys will grind that quickness, so their game will look different than the other lines.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Not all Republicans agreed, but their bleats of complaint hardly suggested a Congress that had finally found the moment to reassert its institutional prerogatives.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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The jarring bleat came across cellphones in Tennessee Monday morning grabbing peoples attention.—
Liz Kellar,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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John Candy famously took a racquetball to the skull in a key comedic scene from the 1984 film Splash — and fellow actor Tom Hanks recalls that his late costar's head might've been pounding already after Candy spent the night before drinking with Hollywood icon Jack Nicholson.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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The ball would pound the hardwood like a hammer pounds a nail.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once upon a time the screech of the dial-up sound signaled our entry into a new realm in the form of the Internet.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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People chatter, kids laugh, seagulls screech and birds chirp.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That wasn’t the most soul-crushing part, as the Razorback defense allowed 56 points and 641 yards of offense.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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But then there’s this crushing depression because you’ve been given a life sentence.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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How moo moo came to be be The Facebook group and the resulting moo moo movement began with a conversation between Huckins and a friend, according to both women.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Plus, the buttery-soft Nulu fabric truly cannot be beat, whether you’re headed to yoga or gearing up for a long-haul flight.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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In May 2025, an independent investigation found that African Parks rangers had raped, beat and tortured indigenous people.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to outlets Airlive and Travel and Tour World, crews on board issued an emergency squawk code 7600.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Yet, leading up to the show, the squawks from the models sounded more like practical concerns than diva demands.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Bray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bray. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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