carp (at)

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Verb
  • According to the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior, dogs that suddenly bolt are often acting on instinct rather than misbehaving.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The delay in the completion of Raye’s second album is unfortunately of a piece with setbacks that once dogged her.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After nearly a decade of using the sign to needle the beer capital, Anheuser-Busch walked away from the ad and was replaced by Miller Brewing.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Resentment soon starts needling away at them as Theo goes over budget and Ivy feels her role as a mother has been usurped — the kids are now too health-conscious even to touch her desserts.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Carp (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carp%20%28at%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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