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Recent Examples of chirps
Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirps
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The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Everything at Indiana continues to show up again and again like a metronome of consistency, their mantra so ingrained even the university president sings the same tune.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The duo jumped and screamed in celebration, with their dogs joining the fun with a few barks and squeals.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
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Peppermint is a classic option, but the world of chocolate barks is so much broader than just that one flavor.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Two of the monkeys had applauded the event with hopping and grunts, but the other three had shot like arrows into the trees, chasing after the peculiar bird that had remained indifferent to their antics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Wrestlers are rewarded for greater effort, more force and louder grunts.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Late that afternoon, Flint was sitting quietly against his tree and using a Primos can call to make bleats.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
3 Dec. 2025
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Busting out a box of instruments that turned the room into a riot of noise, Sheeran then encourage each student to share their unique sound into the mic, from saxophone bleats to fart sounds.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Chirps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirps. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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