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Recent Examples of chirped
Tracy Smith, CBS News, 7 June 2026
About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Canes forward Nic Deslauriers then chirped at Kleven, threatening to go at him in the game, only to be pulled away by Senators defenseman Dennis Gilbert.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
On a recent morning, birds chirped and hopped from tree to tree under a clear blue morning sky as a man in a respirator and protective earmuffs worked on what remained of Vazquez’s property, which was fenced off from the street.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
But then, from the safe house, the radio chirped.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Birds chirped and neighbors emerged from hibernation, exchanging greetings after months indoors.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Other small birds chirped and tweeted across the sky.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Morale was high and the margin was 71-66 shortly after Bruce Brown scored a second-chance bucket and chirped at Durant, his former teammate.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
The birds chirped a little bit louder.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 7 June 2026
About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Canes forward Nic Deslauriers then chirped at Kleven, threatening to go at him in the game, only to be pulled away by Senators defenseman Dennis Gilbert.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
On a recent morning, birds chirped and hopped from tree to tree under a clear blue morning sky as a man in a respirator and protective earmuffs worked on what remained of Vazquez’s property, which was fenced off from the street.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
But then, from the safe house, the radio chirped.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Birds chirped and neighbors emerged from hibernation, exchanging greetings after months indoors.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Other small birds chirped and tweeted across the sky.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Morale was high and the margin was 71-66 shortly after Bruce Brown scored a second-chance bucket and chirped at Durant, his former teammate.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirped
Adjective
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This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Subway cars erupted in cheers as fans peeped the winning shot on their cellphones, their feeds interrupted at times by spotty underground reception.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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And Genevieve peeped it out where the first couple days, everybody left their bag in the same area.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.—
Harrison Monarth,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha later tweeted that the country had requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations’ Security Council to discuss the attack.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Kim tweeted of her oldest child's lipstick choice.—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Femme tunes trilled in the background.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.—
Bryce Miller Columnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Nov. 2021
Verb
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From there, it’s piped to refineries around the country.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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The faucet is a portable Dometic Go unit piped to a 34-L fresh water tank, while the shower is a portable Geyser system drawing from the same tank.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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