Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yapped (at)
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Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025 -
While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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Butler was incredulous that Curry – harassed by Houston’s long defenders such as Amen Thompson during a three-point, 1-of-10 shooting night – did not get more foul calls.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Jeters said some residents have been the target of restraining orders by other former inmates in the area who felt harassed, but that the goal is to protest peacefully.—
Jason Kravarik,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Congestion has vexed airline leaders.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
20 Dec. 2024
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Shortages of controllers have vexed airline executives, who have blamed staffing shortages for congestion in some of the country’s busiest airports.—
Leslie Josephs,Michael Sheetz,
CNBC,
12 Dec. 2024
Verb
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With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.—
John Archer,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Earlier in December, Pope Benedict XV urged a holiday truce.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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In an age where we are constantly urged to do more and be always connected, deliberately seeking out silence can feel like an act of rebellion.—
Richard E. Cytowic,
TIME,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Some associates of the anti-government militant Ammon Bundy rode along with him.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2025
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After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Yapped (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yapped%20%28at%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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