Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carking
Adjective
  • Figuring out how to reply to an annoying co-worker on Slack?
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • In other words, these annoying tasks will actually start to feel good.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • If certain emulsifiers are especially gentle on the gut, the food industry could use them to replace the ones that might be more irritating.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
  • But, there are also some unnecessary (potentially irritating) extras—eucalyptus oil, parfum, and benzyl alcohol.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • What’s more frustrating is that neither of the bracket’s two best overall performers will be proceeding on to the semifinals, and in hindsight, one of them — Acid Betty — really wasn’t given a chance.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • The most frustrating character on The Bear continues to be Claire (Molly Gordon), whose on-screen role in Season 3 was limited, but whose importance even as an unseen force has grown and grown.
    Linda Holmes, NPR, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • In demand filmmaker Kim Tae-joon, who wrote and directed the disturbing tech thriller Unlocked for the streamer, is back with another feature that is sure to linger with its audience.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
  • Many of these videos follow a disturbing but familiar pattern—the extraction and erasure of Black women’s genius, creativity, and contributions.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Carking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carking. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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