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At the end of the tune, the proud dad shouted out a sweet message to his daughter and thanked everyone for their participation.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025 -
The young actress playing Grande’s mini-me in the second Wicked film is Scarlett Spears, whom the pop star shouted out in a sweet post on Instagram after the casting reveal.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Callie and Arizona: Another couple spatting over kids.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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In August last year, women gasped in unison nationwide as Hague announced her split from Fury after five years together — and one engagement — via a statement on Instagram.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Ripa exclaimed after the audience gasped.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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Like marmalade, said to be from Marie est malade, the words whispered to a seasick Mary Queen of Scots by her maid, presumably while munching marmalade on toast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Before you were turned into a human s’more, how much investigation was there into what Ralph Fiennes whispered in Nick Hoult’s ear on the set of The Menu?—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Patriots got out to a hot start running the ball but sputtered out in the red zone on their ensuing drive.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Florida never averaged more than 27 points per game during his tenure, and as the Gators sputtered last year, he was encouraged to hire an offensive coordinator and delegate.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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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Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The day of the invasion had been thick with heat, the kind that made the air above the sidewalk kebab spits ripple with diesel smoke.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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So that time in the dugout, that time pregame, spitting seeds, the conversations that take place postgame, those are so crucial.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Spluttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spluttered. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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