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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tu-whit tu-whoo
Noun
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Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026 -
This causes a blast of high-energy radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB), a final screech of gravitational waves, and sends out a spray of neutron-rich matter, which allows a process to occur that generates very heavy but unstable elements.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There was no growl, no warning bark.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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And finally, Dayne’s Craft Barbecue (west of Fort Worth in Aledo) is also noted in the Top 50 BBQ list for their black bark brisket and brisket trimmings burger.—
Ella Gonzales
March 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This product was clinically tested and proven to result in improved skin firmness, hyperpigmentation and crow’s feet, deep lines and wrinkles.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The treatment firms, smooths, and hydrates the delicate eye area, including pesky crow’s feet and stubborn wrinkles.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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The cafe will also offer special happy meow-er drink prices.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Popham said June, now estimated to be 12 years old, recognized her immediately and made a familiar meow at her.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The natural world is a cacophony of squawks, screeches, coos, chirps, whinnies, grunts, growls, and more.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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The pair began to exchange words early in the second half, cracking the type of crooked smiles that hardly concealed the competitiveness driving both players to chirp and ridicule and needle one another on both ends of the court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Two of the biggest roars of the game came at halftime, incidentally.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Inside Son Doong, a subterranean river continues to carve the cave, producing a constant roar that echoes through its chambers.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But when a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons, and a trail of dead gangers to beat the reaper somehow.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Dec. 2025
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But let’s circle back to TV‘s patron saint of affable, oft–insidious quacks.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Dec. 2025
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Once inside, however, the miscreant sister communicates (via walkie-talkie) in a squeal of wordless agony.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mary Lattimore’s harp spangles the background, while Camille Getz drags her violin across the track, a clever acoustic rendering of a classic shoegaze guitar squeal.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
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