wheezes 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of wheeze

wheezes

2 of 2

noun

plural of wheeze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheezes
Noun
  • The accounts team logs in right on time, and the stupid dance of platitudes that precedes every meeting at every company around the world begins.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Surreal flashbacks show us how Teddy’s ill mom (Alicia Silverstone) suffered at the hands of Michelle’s company, how the empty corporate platitudes offered in exchange for his family’s horror merely confirmed his belief that there was more to what was being said and what had been done.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Grapent Wide-Leg Pants with Waist Ties A ruffled paperbag waist with drawstring ties makes these wide-leg khaki pants extra comfortable.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Incidents of such poisoning saw a sharp decline when the Food and Drug Administration phased out the use of bromides in pharmaceuticals between the mid 70s and late 1980s.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The bottom of the bag zips, allowing for easy storage for sandals, glasses cases, and other small items.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Recently, for instance, researchers created a strider-bot that zips across the water's surface via fans on its feet.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, some cliches are nothing but lazy thinking.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
  • In fact, natural is the word to sum up Chapman, a host who, like Artie Bucco, could be described as warm and convivial, who rarely fails to ask piercing questions devoid of cliches and has a relaxed but authoritative style.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The acting legend, who was baptized and became a minister at the end of 2024, has entered his zen era, content to reel off aphorisms about fame and filmmaking; taking shots while walking backwards into his own mystique.
    Thomas Page, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Minima Moralia, composed in the shadow of the Holocaust, collects quasi-Marxian fragments and aphorisms that even as postscript to atrocity read as terrible prophecy.
    Jon Raymond August 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Students with special needs learned how to use band saws, jigsaws, sanders, laser engravers and other power tools with the help of their peers who are taking Jeff Cassidy’s woodworking classes this semester.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The meat saws and grinder weren’t being cleaned properly, and there was insufficient hot water at the hand sink.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Reading Proverbs did not manage to enlighten me to the possibility that my parents’ rules were devised in my best interest.
    Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In West African traditions, the drum serves as both a musical instrument and a talking messenger, transmitting proverbs, praises, and official announcements in a language that reinforces the chief’s authority and the community’s history.
    Felicia Appenteng, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Wheezes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheezes. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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