Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yapped (at)
Verb
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In practice, Musk bowed to authoritarian governments or banned critical journalists when their reporting annoyed him.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Christian is annoyed by Max’s temporary tyranny and overall seems … normal.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some people harassed her sister-in-law after the attack, Hamilton said.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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They were blacklisted, harassed, silenced, and even imprisoned.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But internally, Artie is struggling, plagued by feelings of isolation and the constant thought that the world has gone mad.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Bob McCann, executive director of The K-12 Alliance of Michigan, said the message from the governor and state superintendent telling school officials to spend money on school meals after the budget logjam in Lansing plagued them with months of funding uncertainty was met with frustration.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Legette, who is almost always good-natured, seemed irked by some of the questions during his media availability Wednesday.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Farke is irked by the modern phenomenon of specialist set-piece coaches being glamourised on television and being made the centre of attention.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But other times, a lot of the expressions that people interpret in the film as scared and alarmed or vexed by the invisible forces are the results of things on set that are just bizarre and kind of hilarious.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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On the fumble that Josh Sweat caused on the Panthers’ first drive this past weekend, Arizona dialed up a blitz that completely vexed Carolina.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Power gains are bugged to be too low for a new power grind that no one wants to do anyway.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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His not winning it was considered a failure, and that bugged him.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Bob Say, owner of Los Angeles’ Freakbeat Records, for one, isn’t all that bothered.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The clutter bothered Counsell during his first year on the job.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Burnett urged those who received the calls to stay skeptical of anyone claiming to be a deputy and to not engage in conversation with them.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ordinary Gazans who spoke to the WSJ urged Hamas to take the deal.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Yapped (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yapped%20%28at%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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