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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smattered
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Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.
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This is not the first time Newsom’s press office has trolled a politician.
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After last week’s debate, there was lots of social media posturing about who won and who trolled whom the best.
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As Messi roared, his long-term rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, sputtered.
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The vacant plaza, including a former Stop & Shop and a former Bradlees discount store, was demolished in 2012, but progress on attracting new development sputtered in the years afterward.
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Vuvuzelas honked like a chorus of drunk geese, and spectators chattered excitedly.
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The two lovebirds chattered on happily about the book.
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The old man bleated out a laugh.
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He was seated next to Fight Club co-star Edward Norton as the pair chatted over beers to watch the big game.
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In 2023, Hartzman and Dabice chatted about their friendship, life on the road, and more in a joint interview for the Talkhouse Podcast.
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The 27-year-old right-hander isn’t easily rattled, which is one of the reasons the Mets like him.
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In late May, in broad daylight, residents across Massachusetts and beyond saw a brilliant flash in the sky, followed by two sonic booms that rattled windows, shook houses, and prompted a flood of 911 calls.
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But Bhatta was hypothermic and occasionally babbled gibberish.
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As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.
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“Smattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smattered. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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