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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurred
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Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.
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In that controversial match, Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior had alleged that Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni had racially insulted him.
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The appearance eventually escalated into a fight between the pair with pool noodles after Damon insulted Kimmel’s parents and Kimmel insisted this stunt did not mean Kimmel was on the show.
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The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
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Many Idaho liberals of all ages were especially affronted by the fact that the Israeli government paid for the lawmakers’ travel, said Olivia Luna, the president of Idaho’s Babe Vote, who signed the letter as an individual calling for Rubel’s resignation.
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Thinking about it that way invests meaning in an anecdote Norris related about a member of the copy department so affronted by something a colleague had done that she was inspired to pick up an object and hurl it in that colleague’s general direction.
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Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song.
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Adam Sandler crooned it in the 2006 Click, as the soundtrack to his first kiss with Kate Beckinsale.
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Pro-Cleveland newspapers disparaged Halpin’s character and ran reports that Blaine’s wife was pregnant before they were married.
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By the way they’re subtly disparaged for not being financially irresponsible to declare their fanaticism.
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Femme tunes trilled in the background.
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About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.
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The Babylon Bee posted a satirical video suggesting that if a female president was mercurial — launching foreign wars, trade wars and petty feuds — and focusing on gewgaws and shoes, she’d be endlessly belittled.
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The president belittled Bray on social media and threatened to support a primary challenger, and still Bray wouldn’t budge.
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“Slurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurred. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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