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Recent Examples of wheeze
J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Symptoms, which typically start within five to 30 minutes of contact with an allergen, include hives, swelling of the throat and other areas, wheezing and passing out.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 9 Aug. 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
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
Symptoms, which typically start within five to 30 minutes of contact with an allergen, include hives, swelling of the throat and other areas, wheezing and passing out.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 9 Aug. 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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Followers of the Ferrari market have likely gasped at the premiums paid for six-speed versions of 21st-century models typically equipped with the F1 transmission, such as the 575M Maranello or 599 GTB.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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Is your computer gasping for breath, drowning in a sea of photos, documents and random downloads?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Simu Liu is attached in the lead role of Brad Katsuyama, who blew the whistle on high-tech corruption in the financial industry, with Anthony Bregman set to produce.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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So came the whistle, the roar, the ball being inbounded to the 6-foot-9 freshman just atop the circle.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Phoebe, our dog, was panting, nervous, and running in circles around Dave.—
Claire Cameron,
Outside Online,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Pomeranians, Noel and Xena (named for the warrior princess, naturally), were maybe a bit too eager, panting in the arms of their mother, Cathy, president of the American Pomeranian Club, who was wearing a Chanel-reminiscent metallic tweed newsboy cap.—
Chloe Malle,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Looking for a bit of texture and a whoosh of volume that lasts all day long?—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2025
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From the hole came a sudden whoosh, followed by a plume of smoke.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ditch the cliches to accelerate intimacy in new creative ways, like incorporating sensory experiences.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
14 Feb. 2025
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All those cliches about teamwork and belief and optimism?—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The investigation was aided by video taken from another driver, who was inside his Tesla — equipped with a camera that police later accessed — and watched the teen zip by in a Hyundai, according to police.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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For those that prefer to go wallet-less, the purse is designed with an interior bill slip pocket and six card slip pockets, as well as a zip pocket to keep everything snug in place.—
Alicia Geigel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 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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Just below the back end of the Nike swoosh sits a bright orange ribbon.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Take Nike, for example; most consumers would recognize the sports brand simply by its swoosh before seeing the brand name or reading a slogan.—
Jessica Wong,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Wheeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheeze. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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