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Recent Examples of yap
Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
Abigail is also an expert in Gilmore Girls lore and yaps about romance novels on a podcast in her spare time.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
No one can focus because every time Jeff chooses someone to yap about an irrelevant topic like the power of comradeship, the name changes behind them.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Noun
And his stupid off field noise was a distraction and just overall dumb (why yap at Deebo shut up and play).
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
Abigail is also an expert in Gilmore Girls lore and yaps about romance novels on a podcast in her spare time.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
Also, no need to be driving all over the course during the event yapping into a walkie talkie.
—Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
No one can focus because every time Jeff chooses someone to yap about an irrelevant topic like the power of comradeship, the name changes behind them.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yap
Noun
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Consider the many maladies dedicated to specific parts of the toddler body: pink eye; strep throat; ear infection; hand, foot, and mouth disease.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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High-quality studies show fluoride prevents cavities and repairs damage to teeth caused by bacteria in the mouth.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Show creator Taylor Sheridan is ripped, shirtless and yammering about corndogs!—
William Earl,
Variety,
9 Dec. 2024
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Brennan and O'Donnell also kept the debate moving, refusing to let either candidate yammer on.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
2 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Safety car after safety car wailed by, while young fans argued about their favorite drivers and old fans yakked about seasons gone by.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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At 77, the Republican front-runner may even be slipping in the head, yakking about becoming dictator for a day, taking revenge on opponents and mimicking Hitler rhetoric.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2024
Verb
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Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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One breakfast option that's rarely discussed, said Moskovitz, is eating leftover dinner.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There was no debate on education, for instance, the subject on which Cash had been most keen to expatiate; indeed, there were no debates at all.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
25 July 2024
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Ostensibly, further studies are encouraged to expatiate this understanding.—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
7 Jan. 2024
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“Yap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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