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Recent Examples of twit
Nosy birds twit and tweet from their leafy vantage points.
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Variety, The Mercury News, 5 June 2019
Variety, The Mercury News, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twit
Verb
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The city in the book is a strange hodgepodge of affluence and poverty, of shiny new shops and ragged old ruins.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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If the edges look ragged with tan or white tips, your mower blade is at fault.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And, don’t kid yourself, the Thunder aren’t going anywhere for a long, long time.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Gosling, of course, was kidding.—
Jake Coyle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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All the thespian’s chemistry felt less like castmates promoting a production and more like siblings teasing one another out of deep affection.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Rumors are flying that Google will unveil or tease its Gemini 4 AI model — and that's a big deal because the introduction of Gemini 3 in November was a huge success and sent shares rallying .—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The other actors can’t help but quiz her on her famous father, winner of a Best Foreign Film Oscar, while the press ask Esteban much more cynical questions about his reasons for casting her in the first place.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
Verb
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This late-maturing Mexican heirloom tomato is as sweet and tasty as much as it is heavily ribbed.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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Murphy returned the favor by ribbing him by saying that every time Lee’s beloved New York Knicks lost their bid to become NBA champs, Lee was in the building.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There’s no games, no shucking and jiving, everybody is really bringing their A-game.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Classic hits from the era played throughout the evening, giving fathers and daughter a chance to twist and hand jive their way across the dance floor, a news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Ford and Kimmel wasted no time in razzing their mutual friend Woody Harrelson and denigrating Kimmel when compared to Michael J. Fox.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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There are moments of humor in Pinball as the siblings razz each other.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This time around, a serial stalker hunts down men and women alike, taunting them with videos filmed of them and rhyming texts, the detectives trying to track potential victims and save them before they’re killed.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Heck, every club’s supporters were taunting them this way.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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“Twit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twit. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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