Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crepitates
Verb
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The whole show crackles with anything-can-happen energy.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026 -
The dynamic between Portman and Ortega crackles with a specific kind of tension — the older woman who sees her younger self and resents it, the younger woman who sees her future and fears it.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Two microphones angle towards the duduk to capture resonant moans, creaks, squeaks and honks akin to the bridge’s.—
Ruby Rosenthal,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The translation squeaks and spooks with imagery of haunts and death.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Crepitates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepitates. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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