CARP (AT) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

carp (at)

verb

Definition of carp (at)

as in to peck (at)

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But his absence Thursday again raises questions about his durability — questions that have dogged him since his rookie year of 2022.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Meanwhile, as dogged as the characters are in pursuing questions of who and how, the show is rather less interested in reflecting on what any of it means in a bigger-picture sense.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

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Drummer Jay Russell kept to stark rattles, Sam Shipstone patched in his scratchy electric guitar, and Ryan Needham needled through grumbling basslines.

— Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
Paint to paper, needle to thread—like couture, fashion illustration is a discipline of the hand.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 13 July 2026

Definition of needle

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While giving users information on how to conduct harmful activities could be concerning, the more worrying part is how the chatbots can egg users on, said Samuel Hunter, senior scientist and director of academic research at NCITE.

— Huo Jingnan, NPR, 31 May 2026
The incident began May 25, 2025, when three Hillsdale High School teenaged boys egged Miceli’s house, two days after pouring oil on his front porch, prosecutors said.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 May 2026

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