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verb

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Recent Examples of twitter
Verb
Gilpin, underrated in many projects, is a knockout, balancing most of the show on her character's twittering and anxious shoulders. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025 It was specially recorded within an ancestral forest in the UK, and the sound of birds twittering is known to offer relief from burnout, mental fatigue and stress. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Some high-tech ones these days are designed to emit light mimicking sunrise, waking users gently with a soft glow and relaxing sounds such as birds twittering or the lilt of a flute. Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 June 2024 Birds twittered and flitted through towering trees as bicyclists pedaled nearby. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 28 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for twitter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitter
Noun
  • Among agonized grunts and huffs, Probst narrated the fumbles.
    Sarah Grant, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
  • David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And that's where laughter, joke-telling, hugging and dancing happen.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Nearly in sync, a third emerges, prompting a chorus of uncontrolled squeals and giddy laughter.
    Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her successor at American Vogue, Chloe Malle was there too, chatting with New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
  • One bright afternoon, Obama took in a baseball game with then-President Raúl Castro, the leaders of longtime enemy nations chatting behind home plate.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The sound of cars has disappeared in the wealthy El Vedado neighborhood, where the soundscape of chirping birds has reemerged.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Since buying controlling interest of the club, Overland Park billionaire Peter Mallouk has been vocal about spending money to make the club better, even chirping in some fan social media comments.
    PJ Green April 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The crowd laughed, and the Parenthood actor noted that people intervened and broke up the fight.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Roberts laughed, but the twinkle in his eye was genuine.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For almost a century, since the dawn of mass screen entertainment, society has passed through waves of panic over media’s effects on children, which have often coincided with panics over the effects of various kinds of mothering.
    Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Last January, a three-day raid in Kern County where undocumented laborers were arrested set off panic in the Central Valley and other farming regions with large immigrant workforces.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Fatone tells The Hollywood Reporter with a chuckle at the top of our Zoom conversation when asked about the timing.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Something between a chuckle and a leer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Reis talked her way onto a crew member’s unofficial salvage expedition.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • His content is best known for his spontaneous interactions, such as stopping to talk with strangers on the roadside or offering impromptu taxi services.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Twitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/twitter. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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