Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yapped (at)
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Still, Clarkson was annoyed about not receiving her reality TV prizes after learning that American Idol season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken and his mother were gifted cars from production.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026 -
The bartender is annoyed and goes for a smoke.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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According to prosecutors, the incident began when Strawn harassed patrons of the mall and passersby on the Joe Rodota Trail.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Neighbors said Manessis, 48, had obsessively harassed the victim for years, including bizarrely accusing Dourdounas of not being authentically Greek.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Wegmann said people tend to think of affordable housing in the context of the housing projects built in decades past, which, in some cases, were plagued by crime.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2026
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Much of the Colorado River’s water begins as snow in Colorado’s mountains, which have been plagued by record-low snowfall this winter.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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But what irked me the most was the shockingly sweet tomato sauce.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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King in recent weeks had appeared irked by scrutiny being paid to CBS News, which has generated more attention since Weiss, an opinion journalist with little experience managing a mainstream media operation, joined last year.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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Drones cost a fraction of the weapons needed to shoot them down, a math problem that has vexed military planners for years.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Judge is not the first athlete to be vexed by the challenge.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Underwood went on The Bachelor as a straight man, made a connection with Randolph, broke up with her, bugged her car, and then was hit with a restraining order.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Ladinig says Pierre Haobsh bugged Henry Han's computer with a spyware app called a keylogger.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But players – Seahawks, Patriots, and any others past and present – have been badgered by reporters all week about whether an electrical substation next to the 49ers’ practice field is sabotaging players’ health.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The state party chairman responded that his letter was not aimed at any specific candidate, and that he was not bothered that most candidates did not heed his call to exit the race.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Neo is a product that was once unthinkable from a company that spent years panning the idea of netbooks and never bothered to make a budget laptop of its own.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Yapped (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yapped%20%28at%29. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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