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also yack
as in to troll
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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
Verb
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This White House does love to troll, and MAGA needs a jolt.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
30 May 2026
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This is not the first time Newsom’s press office has trolled a politician.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
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As Sean will show you, the S & P financials sector is down 5% this year, weighed by concerns over AI eating into profit margins, a consumer stretched by moderately high rates, rising inflation expectations and all the other things the smart people spend their days blathering on about.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Their nonstop blathering didn’t quite drown out the performances, although a number of presenters and winners struggled to be heard over the din.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2026
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British Airways will now allow passengers to gab away on flights, coinciding with the recent launch of high-speed Starlink internet across its fleet.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
5 May 2026
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Then there are people who watch on their own, but gab about it later with a friend.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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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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However, the animals did survive and seemed set on helping their family survive too, repeatedly bleating and stomping on the debris covering the bunker.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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Players started bleating, serenading James with sounds deserving of the GOAT — greatest of all time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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After the game that featured five technical fouls and thee ejections, players from both teams jawed back and forth near midcourt.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Want to cover your mouth while jawing with an opponent?—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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These uploads are stripped-down by design: no narration, no drama, just rain pattering on canvas for hours at a stretch.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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