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Recent Examples of yap
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Once again, the naysayers began yapping, with people wondering if Blue, an 11-year-old first-time performer, would grow up to live up to her iconic mother, who, at that point, had decades of experience under her belt.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 May 2025
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Yappers, and those on the receiving end of their yap.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Alex Caruso, the Thunder’s Chihuahua yapping up the Nuggets’ trees, pestered Aaron Gordon in search of a desperation turnover.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Once again, the naysayers began yapping, with people wondering if Blue, an 11-year-old first-time performer, would grow up to live up to her iconic mother, who, at that point, had decades of experience under her belt.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
But Playtime: Fulfillment might as well be a commercial, as a bicycle courier, played by Kevin Hart’s daughter Heaven, zips past PlayStation characters like Kratos and Sackboy while her famous dad yaps in her ear.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Yappers, and those on the receiving end of their yap.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yap
Noun
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Sometimes when his mouth opens in a meow, little to no sound comes out.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Stock image: Two dogs play with a toy in their mouth on the grass.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Our anti-aircraft guns are yammering, and every so often a bomb strikes so close as to rock this ship.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Pass the mic Sometimes, you’ll be caught in a meeting with someone who’s been yammering on for 6 minutes and counting.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
16 May 2025
Verb
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From mopane worms in Zimbabwe to yak butter tea in Tibet, people are willing to try almost anything these days.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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But yakking about redrawing California’s congressional maps is easy.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In a message to the Free Press sent Friday via email, WDIV vice president and general manager Bob Ellis stated the station has reached out to Winchester to discuss the next steps.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys are embroiled in a contract dispute, and team owner Jerry Jones went on Fox News and discussed the situation.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There was no debate on education, for instance, the subject on which Cash had been most keen to expatiate; indeed, there were no debates at all.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
25 July 2024
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Ostensibly, further studies are encouraged to expatiate this understanding.—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
7 Jan. 2024
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“Yap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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