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Recent Examples of fiddle
Noun
Gus Cannon, who played banjo, trombone, fiddle, piano, guitar, and other instruments, served as a mentor for Johnny Cash. Marina Watts, People.com, 27 May 2025 Folk musicians including fiddle, guitar, penny whistle, flute, and concertina players are welcome to participate as well as those who just want to listen to jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas and waltzes. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Verb
The earphones do a good job with the stereo balance, though, making the electric guitar and fiddle all the more dynamic. PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025 Many of the rituals that once brought the community together—the Kiwanis Club Ice Fishing Derby, fiddling contests so explosive that spectators sometimes came to blows—have faded away. Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fiddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddle
Noun
  • Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Dating apps, including Tinder, are fertile ground for scams, according to various consumer protection sources including the FBI and Federal Trade Commission.
    Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 30 June 2025
  • The move would block laws on the books in more than 20 states, including those covering AI scams, election misinformation and explicit deepfake images of children.
    Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • For weeks, Combs, 55, has maintained an attentive and easygoing presence inside a Manhattan federal courtroom — occasionally shaking his head, fidgeting in his seat or passing notes to his attorneys.
    Danielle Bacher, People.com, 18 June 2025
  • Part of identifying suspicious travelers relies on noticing behaviors such as fidgeting or having a penetrating stare, which government watchdogs and some lawmakers have criticized in the past as an unreliable basis for probable cause.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • President Donald Trump's rapid pullback of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $18 billion in higher fees and lost compensation for consumers allegedly cheated by major companies, according to an analysis released Tuesday by two organizations.
    Douglas Gillison, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • But they didn’t get cheated this spring, not with three rousing blasts from the past: Against the Pistons, against the Celtics, against the Pacers.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • All of this exploring and staying open and slow-burn nonsense left us with half the villa coupled up but stagnant — unwilling to stray but unwilling to grow — and the other half hopelessly single.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 25 June 2025
  • Sadly, the label would have none of that experimental nonsense.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • For weeks, social media has been flooded with videos of federal agents, their faces often shrouded by masks, violently arresting bystanders who are filming their actions, dragging a taco stand vendor by her arm and tossing smoke bombs into a crowd of angry onlookers.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • They’re rolled across bathroom floors, stored in public bins at TSA checkpoints, and tossed into airplane cargo holds.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Paul Blackburn, with plenty of starting experience for Oakland, could squeeze into the picture too – especially if the Mets decide to try a six-man rotation that would save wear and tear on each man.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • When pancake is ready to flip, squeeze the cinnamon mixture into a swirl shape on top of the pancake batter, pressing the tip of the bag slightly into the batter.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Essence Fest and Economic Impact of Local Reinvestment New Orleans’ history as the birthplace of jazz provides credibility that enriches every experience, and the results speak to this precision.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • The group was revolutionary for its time, not only for its blend of psychedelic rock, soul, jazz, gospel and Latin influences but also for its lineup.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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“Fiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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