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verb

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Recent Examples of patter
Noun
His patter off the field was equally relentless. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025 But there could be some major differences between the two shows, beginning with her set list and stage patter. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Details like water overflowing from the bathtub, rain pattering on a window, a phone ringing and a piano playing contributed to the realism of the experience. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025 One of the most impressive aspects is a mix of its seasonal and weather systems, with spring buds, fall colors and blanketing snow, mixed with high winds and rainstorms pattering drops on my DualSense controller. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patter
Noun
  • Some online chatter has also attributed the smaller options to the rise of Wegovy, Ozempic and other weight loss drugs.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Rodger’s upcoming debut novel, which is due to publish in 2027, has been directing chatter in worldwide circles, leading to the auction.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rolling back the terminology means reprinting guidance, rewriting websites, and retraining staff—all at a time when health budgets have tightened.
    Dr. Nikki Romanik, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The same applies to some of the terminology, such as the Lake Erie Renewable Energy Resilience Project.
    Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Among her recent videos documenting her conversations on Omegle, a video-chatting app for talking with strangers, the one that performed best featured a man calling her an anti-trans slur (Lee isn’t trans).
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In an exclusive with WWD, Leclerc sat down to chat about his definition of success both on and off the racetrack, working with Constant as his stylist, tapping into his creative side through his new studio and more.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier this month, Ripa celebrated her 25 seasons on Live, tying with Oprah Winfrey as TV's longest-running female daytime talk host.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Her comments have sparked a media storm for the WNBA, drawing more attention to the league and Collier’s place in helping chart its future during the ongoing labor talks.
    Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For Minha, the biggest challenge was mastering the North Korean dialect.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Day-one fans of Taylor Swift know that the pop superstar has come a long way since launching her music career as a country singer — and that evolution is apparent in her dialect, according to speech scientists.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Students should be encouraged to converse with their AI tutor without fear of ridicule for asking questions in class.
    Steve Grubbs, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This combo with a strong development on each RTW category, shoes and bags, widened the vocabulary for the brand, staying tuned to their young audience.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • No visual or symbolic vocabulary ever develops.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Scott Wartman For years, the windows of homes along the Mill Creek in Cincinnati would occasionally rattle with the sound of explosions.
    Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the sight of her phone slipping from 15% to 8% left her rattled.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Patter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patter. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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