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Recent Examples of twitter
Verb
Birds twittered and flitted through towering trees as bicyclists pedaled nearby. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 28 Apr. 2024 One of the most beloved of the songbirds, bluebirds can be identified by their bright blue and copper feathers, as well as their calls, which are cheerful and warbling tweeting and twittering sounds. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023 Spring has been unusually noisy here in New England, more Stravinsky than twittering Vivaldi. Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 11 Apr. 2023 But all that is outside the comfortable quarters where Nora passes her days, twittering to her husband. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for twitter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitter
Noun
  • Getty Images To date, the post has amassed more than 900 comments from TikTok viewers, many of them poking fun at the golden retriever mother's annoyed expression and shallow huffs.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
  • The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Downtown Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee Walking Gatlinburg’s Downtown Parkway is a full-body sensory experience: sweet smells, bright colors, and the soundtrack of bluegrass, rushing water, and laughter.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
  • Where once there were lawsuits and silence, there is now muscle memory, laughter, a chord progression rediscovered over coffee.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • While chatting with Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports, Metcalf sent a very bold warning to the rest of the league.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
  • The Pioneer Press caught up with Conley at this week’s 3M Open to chat Timberwolves, as well as his love of golf.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Both featured physical play that left players chirping and crowds energized.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
  • Birds chirped and traffic appeared normal — apart from the bustle at the local fire department in the center of town — as responders continued to manage the remains of the fireworks facility that exploded barely a mile away, just a few days before.
    Jake Goodrick July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Hayward then screamed and laughed after some water went into her mouth.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 July 2025
  • In addition, footage from a 1999 Victoria’s Secret fashion event in New York shows Trump and Epstein laughing and chatting together ahead of the runway event.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • According to the report, the lightning strike left beachgoers, swimmers and surfers in a panic, and many ran for their cars in the immediate aftermath.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
  • Steven was there for Conrad in that moment too, finding him on the beach hyperventilating and talking him out of the panic to distract him.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Joey’s parents encouraged him to talk to Sunseri and head coach DeShaun Foster to find out what was going on.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • Read the instructions on the label or talk with your doctor to decide which dose is best for you.
    Health, Health, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • On Friday, Zelenskyy tweeted that nine people were injured in an overnight drone attack on Kharkiv, and Russia has launched new waves of strikes in the morning as well.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • According to reporting from the Clermont Sun, Fike tweeted ‘#thug the new n word’ in April 2015 and ‘Thug life = thug treatment = no pity from me’ in July 2019.
    James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025

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“Twitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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