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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yapping (at)
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Sometimes, rage bait can be relatively harmless – a recipe that contains disgusting food combinations or someone annoying their pet, partner or sibling.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025 -
But what’s been annoying me even more is that these women should have been trained by producers to start recording on their own cell phones if drama starts to unfold after cameras go down.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
12 Nov. 2025
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Canvasser allegedly targeted the roommate with a weekslong campaign of harassing text messages written to suggest the roommate was being watched by a stalking stranger who could see into his suite and even the bathroom.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Spencer Pratt lashed out at the Los Angeles Times and a rival mayoral candidate, accusing a reporter of harassing his family and trying to expose where his children live as his campaign gains traction in the polls.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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By the same token, one of the biggest bugs plaguing AMC’s The Audacity may be the timing.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Hickman Mills School District will welcome several new faces to its school board in the coming weeks, along with a new source of partial relief to the multimillion-dollar debt plaguing the district.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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And riding over compact sand, the juicy 750-watt'er still has enough beans to keep chuggin' along with its strong, linear power.—
Joe Salas
April 07,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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There’s a lot riding on the new AI.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Yapping (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yapping%20%28at%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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