Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitter-patter
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And yet, as dynasties could emerge across a number of divisions in boys hockey this postseason, none should diminish what will be yet another heart-throbbing three weeks.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Winning by rallying the naïve and clueless is one thing, but administering a throbbing behemoth is a greater challenge.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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On the other side of the bracket, top-seed Maple Grove beat Irondale 83-38.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Lakers opened the homestand with wins over Philadelphia and Golden State, lost back-to-back games to Oklahoma City and San Antonio, beat Dallas and the Clippers and then finished it off with losses to Boston and Orlando.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The right work can make a subject that’s never crossed my mind, or that strikes me as aggressively boring, into something incantatory, pulsing with meaning.—
Deb Olin Unferth,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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Accidental melodies fade in and out of earshot; pulsing chords rise up from below and are swallowed back into the murk, only to be replaced by other pulses running at different tempi, giving the impression of wheels within wheels within wheels.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Pitter-patter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitter-patter. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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