repine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repine
Verb
  • On a StudBudz stream, Courtney Williams complained about having to share space at the team’s practice area, particularly when players and other attendees of the recreation center need to shower.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Roman complains about pain in his feet, and Dennis offers him a foot massage.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Deputies arrived to the sound of screaming and found the 16-year-old Elijah Quintero on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Curtis Pleasant remembers wading through the water, chest deep, screaming and searching.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In lesser hands, such a question, especially from a young white male who plays guitar for a living, could come off as whining.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And since then, his crying and whining have increased.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Repine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repine. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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