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Recent Examples of chirp
Alex Sherman, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Curry pump-faked and canned another 3 in the corner to put the Warriors back up 3, chirping a fan in the front row as Minnesota called timeout.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
Sounds include white noise, lullabies, bird chirps and upbeat tunes.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Verb
This is part of the reason why more and more owners and executives are starting to chirp about an MLB salary cap when the league’s collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1, 2026.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Curry pump-faked and canned another 3 in the corner to put the Warriors back up 3, chirping a fan in the front row as Minnesota called timeout.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
The adults-only (18+) property offers bright, minimalist rooms alongside pop-up dinners, a wraparound deck, and the peaceful chirps of the coquí frog at night.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
Sounds include white noise, lullabies, bird chirps and upbeat tunes.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
Verb
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There’s only one camera The new camera specs on the 16e are significantly better than those on the last SE, but there’s still just one lens peeping out the back of the device.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Other stars that can be peeped in the trailer include Dulé Hill, Christina Hendricks, and Reno 911!’s Mary Birdsong.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Bully, his latest project, appeared as a short film tweeted out on his X account and has the makings of something that could’ve been a jolt to this frustrating era of Ye’s career.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Two years later, Trump tweeted—yes, tweeted!—spy satellite images over Iran that confirmed U.S. capacity to look into any adversaries’ backyards and confirmed a capacity that had been in doubt, at least publicly.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2025
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While not functional, the shiny cars served as props for young kids to vape, scroll on their phones, and screech on top of.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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Listen for a squeal and know that your prank was a success! 20.—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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When the women are in a car, the audio is piped through to sound like a car radio.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Boise uses deep wells at the Military Reserve to pipe the water out.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
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And if that’s not strange enough, this tiny creature barks, squeaks and even screams when threatened.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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Where birds and frogs and rodents once chirped and croaked and chittered, the forest is silent, save for the sounds of passing cars.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2024
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“Chirp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirp. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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