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Recent Examples of twitter
Verb
Some high-tech ones these days are designed to emit light mimicking sunrise, waking users gently with a soft glow and relaxing sounds such as birds twittering or the lilt of a flute. Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 June 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for twitter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitter
Noun
  • Lloyd evaded a diving Mahomes, Kareem Hunt and a streaking Tyquan Thornton for a huff-and-puff 99-yard interception return for a touchdown.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Kemp looked at the ceiling and blew a huff of air when Schwartz announced the sentence.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • So aunts and uncles in Gaza would call from the beach there, allowing Kordia to share her cousins’ laughter and glimpse the waves.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • What was meant to be an aesthetic honeymoon video quickly sparked laughter online, when one newlywed noticed something unusual when watching back footage.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Users can now discover content dynamically while chatting, creating an experience that is interactive, context-aware, and tailored to their preferences.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Contestants form bonds and make decisions about compatibility while chatting through a wall, eventually getting engaged before meeting face-to-face for the first time.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Banter and even chirping the opposition is not an issue at Ryder Cups.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Sean Payton was chirping at Bonitto on the sidelines.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those who pointed and laughed at Stevenson’s lowest football moment last year likely never realized the difficulty of his trek.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Trailer footage reveals tension that seriously ramp-up between Grace and Jackson in their rural home, including shots of Lawrence’s character wondering through an open field with a shotgun, laughing maniacally.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The result, ideally, is the quarterback can trust wherever the ball is going, rather than panic if the first option is covered.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The scene is nonetheless a nod to the nuance that lies beyond the urgent, all-consuming panic of the unfolding crisis, and a queasy echo of the many such encounters that don’t end so amicably.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • People joined in and had a good old chuckle.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • LaKeith Stanfield is an easy standout as Parker’s best friend Grofield, a passionate actor who moonlights as a criminal to fund his dead-end theater company — some of the movie’s heartiest chuckles come from the joy Grofield takes in getting to ham things up as part of the heist.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The working group held 10 meetings between July and September, and talked to various entities affected or interested.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Twitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitter. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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