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Recent Examples of yak
But yakking about redrawing California’s congressional maps is easy.
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Probabilities decrease the further to the right, but multiplying terms gives one a rough guess of who’s out there yakking it up.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Safety car after safety car wailed by, while young fans argued about their favorite drivers and old fans yakked about seasons gone by.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
At 77, the Republican front-runner may even be slipping in the head, yakking about becoming dictator for a day, taking revenge on opponents and mimicking Hitler rhetoric.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Probabilities decrease the further to the right, but multiplying terms gives one a rough guess of who’s out there yakking it up.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Safety car after safety car wailed by, while young fans argued about their favorite drivers and old fans yakked about seasons gone by.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
At 77, the Republican front-runner may even be slipping in the head, yakking about becoming dictator for a day, taking revenge on opponents and mimicking Hitler rhetoric.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yak
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Collectively, these four viral posts expertly trolling Belichick pomp received nearly 225,000 likes, were reposted 11,000 times, and were picked by media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, and USA Today.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a video from the post-game celebration, TCU senior safety Bud Clark trolled the rookie college football coach — and his off-the-field partner, Jordon Hudson.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Yet in the president’s social media blathering last week came something shocking: an admission that deportations don’t really work.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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As Wharton continues to blather at June, Luke, Rita and a bunch of others move from the back of the crowd to the front.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 May 2025
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Without meddling, the BTV cast would probably just split into PPG and non-PPG — or by gender — and gab for even longer on how asparagus makes your pee smell weird.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Chatting with the Oscar winner about her go-to wide-leg jeans (the trend-setter has been going barrel since before the denim style gained mass appeal) was like stepping into that scene in every Nancy Meyers movie where the gals gab about divorce over a buttery chard.—
Brie Schwartz,
Glamour,
27 May 2025
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Erinys doesn't prate about democracy or social betterment but simply guards oil pipelines.—
Bruce Sterling,
WIRED,
1 July 2004
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But rather than keep his discover quiet, the OP—much to everyone else's disappointment—blabbered.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Her husband, Jason Halbert, was in Los Angeles on business when alerts started bleating on his phone.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
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In turn, Bao Li — the social one, the zoo noted — happily bleated back.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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The two seemingly began jawing at each other as players huddled up.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The two players were jawing at each other when Suarez stepped in, put his arm around Gorriaran and led him into the tunnel.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
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The rain was pattering on the windowpanes all night.—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Momoa wore black pants and a black shirt with his hip-length cape featuring a red and yellow triangular pattered.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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“Yak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yak. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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