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Verb
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And what of the emerging calculus, whispered but increasingly believed, that being an American ally is becoming more dangerous than being America’s enemy?—
Ivan Krastev,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Words on love and politics are whispered and rapped in English, Spanish, Yupik, and Tlingit, and a cast of guest vocalists rotate in and out, yet the mood never breaks.—
Petala Ironcloud,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As Jenkins slowly stepped out wearing an off-the-shoulder gown from Lillian Ruth Bride, custom-altered by Jordyn White and styled by Nupt Styling, everyone gasped and clapped.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Aisha gasped and turned to stare at the woman who sat there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.—
Bryce Miller Columnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Nov. 2021
Verb
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Morale was high and the margin was 71-66 shortly after Bruce Brown scored a second-chance bucket and chirped at Durant, his former teammate.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
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Sparrows that had flown down into the roofless atrium chirped noisily.—
Daniyal Mueenuddin,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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While one of them reconstructs fragments of silently mouthed words from throat vibrations, the other interprets emotional and contextual signals, such as the time of day or weather conditions, to expand short phrases into complete sentences.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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Peacock has dropped the official red band trailer for Season 2 of Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted (appropriately red band for the foul-mouthed teddy bear).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Kirby said United made about $500 million at the airport in 2025, and would have made $600 million without American’s O’Hare buildup.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said that Johnson was believed to be living at the encampment when he was killed.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Purred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purred. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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