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Recent Examples of croak
Verb
At night you’ll be lulled to sleep by the sound of quietly croaking frogs and wake up to the sound of birds chirping. Rana Good, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 Joaquin Phoenix, reprising his Oscar-winning performance from the controversial 2019 movie, croaks his way through a selection of standards in a voice that may remind you of the late Joe Cocker or the sound of glass being churned into little crystalline bits in the garbage disposal. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
His signature croak doesn’t mesh well with the frantic nature of the beat. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Sep. 2024 Luminous dragonflies buzz, butterflies flit their kaleidoscopic wings and doe-eyed frogs croak in the distance—rather than interfering with their surroundings, this property honors them. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for croak 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croak
Verb
  • Palestinians complain of ill-treatment In exchange for the hostages' release, Israel is freeing 183 Palestinian prisoners, some convicted of involvement in attacks that killed dozens of people, as well as 111 detained in Gaza during the war.
    Hussam al-Masri, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Many conspiracy theorists have complained about Black history being relegated to the calendar’s shortest month.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Actors get a lot of a lot of praise and all that; shows’ success live or die with the crew.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2025
  • In 1895, a year after Catherine was born, Pauline died, sending the family into a tailspin.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The brothers were killed the day before they were supposed to be groomsmen in their sister’s wedding in New Jersey, where they were raised.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • One victim was killed and five are currently injured.
    Emily Burns, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, in Jordan, Palestinians assassinated a king and attempted to overthrow the government.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Mujibur Rahman and most of his family were assassinated at the house in 1975.
    Reuters, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.
    Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • There was the monotony, euphoria, and bemusement of performing the same show to 60,000 screaming fans night after night.
    Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
  • In San Diego this incited Beatlemania-volume screaming.
    Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • His survival, contrasted with the heartbreaking loss of over forty relatives, including his parents and grandmother who perished in the Holocaust, has shaped my understanding of the fragility of freedom and the strength of the human spirit.
    Joanie Schirm, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Almost two years ago, the BBC greenlit a three-part drama about the Grenfell Tower fire, a national tragedy in which 72 people perished in a devastating blaze at a London housing block.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Gazans are also facing dehydration with 70% of critical water infrastructure damaged or destroyed throughout the war, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The Eaton fire happened on Jan. 7 and Allen’s house was destroyed, along with that of his assistant.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Croak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croak. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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