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Recent Examples of wheeze
Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
The ancient rental car was also wheezing like a mean spirit was trapped inside the engine.
—J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
But for those who sneeze, wheeze, and water as the world begins to bloom, pollen is a less-than-welcome companion to spring.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
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Verb
But in his next video, Pratt showed himself on the floor, wheezing.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
The ancient rental car was also wheezing like a mean spirit was trapped inside the engine.
—J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Noun
But when the 2020 wildfires started pumping thick plumes of ugly black smoke into the southern California sky, the 41-year-old Los Angeles resident began to wheeze.
—Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
But for those who sneeze, wheeze, and water as the world begins to bloom, pollen is a less-than-welcome companion to spring.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeze
Verb
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The crowd was left gasping in shock when the woman surprisingly began giving the berries live tongue action without hesistation.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The second clip teased the level of gore fans can expect from the film, with a scene of bloody child endangerment that made multiple audience members gasped and looked away.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Then Tyrese Proctor missed a free throw and Cooper Flagg caught an over-the-back whistle on the rebound attempt.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Good safety practices include not overcrowding boats, carrying sound safety devices such as whistles and air horns and requiring all rowers to pass a swimming test.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The poor fell ow was panting like a bereaved porpoise and holding both hands over his heart.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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Eyes wide, panting near panic, Foster perfectly captures the audience's own fear of being alone in the dark with a monster.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The composers have a WarioWare library’s worth of FX: Tiny alarms for a shocked face; rippling winds to signal someone in deep thought; kitschy screams to ratchet up the suspense; the gratifying whoosh when a vote parchment is read.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Feb. 2025
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Then there are suction-type whooshes, which really help with the zolly shots zooming in and out on the characters’ faces.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The song, the first disco hit and an indelible gay anthem, here feels like a pandering cliche.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, and forgive the cliche, but GenAI tools are evolving so fast that what got your organization here won’t get it there.—
Clint Boulton,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Other cycling jerseys will sport full zips, which can come in handy when putting the jersey on or taking it off.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The posh bag is made from pebbled leather and features an exterior zip pocket and slip pocket, interior slip pocket, and a zippered top closure to secure your belongings.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The two-dimensional characters communicate in bromides; Lena’s fellow privates, who suffer from the laziest defining characteristics (coarse Southern gal, proper preacher’s daughter, New Yorker), are the worst offenders.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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In place of triumph-of-the-human-spirit bromides, though, what the book delivers is its own kind of cinema, harsh and true.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 July 2024
Noun
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The actress Leslie Bibb cuts a figure like the aerodynamic swoosh of a Brancusi, or a gazelle.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Of the 68 teams in this year’s men’s tournament, 33 wear the Nike swoosh, while another eight are with Nike’s Jordan brand, according to data compiled by Apex Marketing Group.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Wheeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheeze. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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