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Recent Examples of chirped
Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 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
Sparrows that had flown down into the roofless atrium chirped noisily.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
From organized team activities to the early days of training camp, Horn constantly chirped at quarterback Bryce Young in an effort to throw him off his game.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Moments after Bitadze and Doncic chirped at each other while the Slovenian star shot a pair of free throws, both players were assessed technical fouls.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 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
Sparrows that had flown down into the roofless atrium chirped noisily.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
From organized team activities to the early days of training camp, Horn constantly chirped at quarterback Bryce Young in an effort to throw him off his game.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 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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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
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Bright colors peeped out from behind the metal, catching the eye and catching the light.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Iger tweeted, referring to Joe Biden.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Last month, Meta’s director of AI safety and alignment tweeted about her own experience watching bots nearly delete her inbox without permission.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 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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During her performance, Bell trilled through possible name changes for actors.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Saudi Arabia does have a pipeline that runs from the east to the west, taking oil to the Red Sea, where it can be shipped through the Suez Canal or piped to the Mediterranean.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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The current crisis has prompted some calls for the European Union to reconsider a total ban on natural gas imports piped from Russia, due to take effect next year.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 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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Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Chirped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirped. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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