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as in hummed
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head
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Back then, gaming gear meant a sticky controller with a frayed wire and a TV that hummed louder than the game itself.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Traffic hummed along the avenue, and machinery whirred at the tire shop.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Many more dogs licked the cat than the opposite, and more felines ignored, ran away, and hissed at the dog than vice versa.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025
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Four flies buzzed above the ice cream machine dispenser near the drive-thru window.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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While Lopez snapped photos inside the club, outside Doja Cat levitated over Wynn Golf Club on a hydraulic platform, performing several hits in a metallic spacesuit as drones buzzed overhead like flying saucers.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sabalenka played an airtight first set, displaying complete mastery over the varied aspects of her game, and zipped to a 3-1 lead.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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She’s watched as ICE vans carrying detainees zipped through her political ward and down Minnesota 5 to the federal Whipple Building across the Mississippi River at Fort Snelling.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Around Chinatown, people whispered that Chin Gin Hay was dating a white woman who taught piano in the neighborhood.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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In Nguyen’s text, you will be guided by sure hands, as welcome storytelling is whispered in your ear.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Whished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whished. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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