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to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual
He drawled his name in a Southern accent.
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Recent Examples of drawls
These are texts that hide their depth under a thick layer of flatulence jokes, loud guitars or Texas drawls.
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Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawls
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The older son, Dustin, barely speaks, and baby James is wearing a grocery bag for a diaper.—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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That speaks to the state of fuel-cell infrastructure in the country.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
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Molina-Mulcahy additionally shouts out color as a major sunglasses trend for 2026.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2026
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Patientce Foster, her long-time creative director, shouts in approval.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026
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The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration.—
Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The administration says the work takes time.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The phrase also sometimes is used as a battle cry and has been employed by those with a nefarious agenda to instill fear of anyone who utters it and to raise concerns about Islam itself, according to Muslim scholars and civil rights advocates.—
Michelle Krupa,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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The serene setting, where only the wind whispers through the pines, makes this remote ranch perfect for an unforgettable family escape.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Frenza whispers to herself, gazing at her reflection in the mirror with the bottle in her hand, raising a toast to her own intelligence and ironic wit, which are, in her opinion, her most powerful protections against the world.—
Agnieszka Szpila,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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But where these artists possess a commanding confidence, Moales often sounds plucky, as if thrust forward to sing with her eyes shut tight at the world’s most eclectic karaoke night.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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That sounds so stressful to me.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Announced ahead of the film's release, Glen Powell voices Fox McCloud, the spaceship-piloting fox first introduced in the 1993 adventure game Star Fox.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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In Pizza Movie, Dan Radcliffe voices a butterfly named Lysander.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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The poem tells the story of the seduction of a sixteen-year-old girl by the watermonster, a mythical figure, weaving together themes of place, identity, trauma, and transformation.—
Patrick Dundon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, carbs—the body’s primary energy source—increase your blood sugar, or blood glucose, and, in turn, trigger the pancreas to secrete insulin (a hormone that tells the body’s cells to absorb glucose to prevent an overload).—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Drawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawls. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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