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Recent Examples of wheezes
Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
The film wheezes through its less-than-80-minute running time, and no one seems all that sad to move on.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheezes
Verb
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Another video shows Wallen walking back towards the piano, as the audience gasps and cheers in response.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Agnes gasps for breath as her imagination plays out terrible scenarios that she’s never been given words for.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While other animals such as rats and mice are also known to have laryngeal whistles, the study says that horses are believed to be the only animals known to combine the whistle with vocal fold vibrations to create a single, dual sound call.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mrtka was actively involved between the whistles and after the whistle, using his size to clear the net and get under opponents’ skin.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The process is so slow that a City Council committee held a hearing earlier this month essentially to turn up the heat on administration officials, who offered no explanation for the molasses-like contracting process other than platitudes.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The public backing from members of the squad for Carrick has been pronounced, beyond the usual platitudes of players supporting their manager.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Verb
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As soft as pajamas yet lovely enough to wear out on the town (or around the ship), the micro modal fabric of these Saint Haven pants drapes elegantly, resists wrinkles, and has a relaxed fit that works equally well at a harbor-side bar or a breezy dinner ashore.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2026
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Some see this version of him as containment, a player without his old spring and who pants a little more during recovery runs.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The president used similar bromides in private calls to assuage allies, including Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson, before launching the war in February, according to people familiar with the conversations.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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While these songs might appear to be somewhat straightforward EBM that wear their politics on their latex sleeve, there’s a level of ambiguity at work that moves Kissing Luck Goodbye past its own bromides and into deeper artistic territory.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The couple zips into the Los Angeles International Airport in style in an undated photo.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Quarter zips, skirt overlay pants, and asymmetric blazers are paired with unexpected sneaker styles to give an unconventional look.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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His social commentary reflected disgust with the unfettered capitalism of the Gilded Age, and his cynical aphorisms became widely quoted.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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The statement is one among many hard-hitting aphorisms that ring devastatingly true for the state of our current world, as late-stage capitalism widens the gap between haves and have-nots, creating unsustainable conditions for millions of people.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Johnson is the author of the epigrams, but Boswell is very much the co-author.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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“Wheezes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheezes. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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