carped

past tense of carp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carped
Verb
  • In an Instagram post on Thursday, Alex O'Keefe said he was put in handcuffs and removed from the train to Connecticut after a White woman complained to a conductor about the way O'Keefe, a Black man, was sitting.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Medical associations and healthcare employers had complained that the fee was prohibitively high for a sector that is already facing labor shortages, especially in rural areas.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others might tell you that hosting an awards show is a thankless gig, but Bargatze doesn’t seem fussed.
    Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The woman explained in a post on Mumsnet that her fiancé isn’t fussed about having a big wedding as he’s been married before.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Zanni screamed as if sounding an alarm.
    Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Mayra said her daughter, who was outside the facility at the time in case she got detained, screamed and ran for cover.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That trove included more than 300 black-and-white photographs, shared via JSTOR, which capture both Lulu the woman and Lulu the clown, though Lulu would have quibbled with the distinction.
    April White, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Carped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carped. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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