Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitting
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The pop singer has been teasing her return to music over the past few weeks with cryptic posts on social media featuring various images accompanied locations, dates and times.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
22 June 2026 -
Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, took over as chief executive of Relativity a little more than a year ago, teasing new areas of focus such as orbital data centers, philanthropic space science ventures, and national security missions.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
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Cabrera was down on the field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Monday, working with first basemen, laughing with coaches, even razzing a group of reporters.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 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
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The talk was impassioned and wide-ranging, with Wood, a longtime del Toro interlocutor, quizzing the filmmaker on everything from his childhood in Guadalajara, Mexico, to his passion for design and scrapbooking.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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Hokit made the disparaging remarks on June 14 in an interview immediately following his victory over Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight fight.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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Is The Vivisectors disparaging this sort of ’emptied’ novel, or attempting to give it newfound spiritual relevance?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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In Ithaca, the suitors have been eating up Odysseus’ livestock and harassing his wife for years.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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The mayor’s social media message follows multiple incidents involving Knicks fans harassing Spurs supporters, some of which escalated into physical violence.—
Chantz Martin OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Room was kidding, but someone inside Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night had the power to make that happen.—
Pete Grathoff
June 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Cranston and Essiedu convey a father-son bond of unusual closeness — hugging, play-fighting, joshing; but this physical proximity will be repeated at the end of the play to devastatingly different effect.—
Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Nov. 2025
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Cheryl — who jumped in the mosh pit briefly at the first party — hung out in the back, sitting on her walker and gently joshing Erika’s young son for wearing earplugs while a singer screamed into the microphone.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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The remark was meant to be an insult, belittling a company that seemed to care more about hardware profit margins than design and innovation.—
Janko Roettgers,
The Verge,
28 May 2026
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Meeting a partner’s family can be challenging in any circumstance; anxieties about a family member saying something rude or belittling can only compound that.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Twitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitting. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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