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Recent Examples of bray
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Then an old-timer hoarse and exigent with years bugled like a braying donkey.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
They’ve been besieged at Cooper Union — forced to hide in attics and spirited away from a braying mob through secret corridors.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Apr. 2024
For car buyers who are fed up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s braying public persona, practically anybody would do.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
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Verb
Would that more institutions took that stand, instead of capitulating to a dishonest, braying mob.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Then an old-timer hoarse and exigent with years bugled like a braying donkey.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
They’ve been besieged at Cooper Union — forced to hide in attics and spirited away from a braying mob through secret corridors.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Apr. 2024
For car buyers who are fed up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s braying public persona, practically anybody would do.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bray
Verb
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The variation is thought to have come from groups experimenting with food-processing techniques such as grinding wild grains into flour.Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sweet, citrusy coriander seeds are ground with the anise whisper of fennel seeds, then combined with flaky sea salt and the warm-chocolate edge of Urfa chiles.Scott Hocker, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Every night the lamb would cry, and be told to hush, for its bleats disturbed their sleep.Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nor is there evidence, much as Trump’s supporters bleat otherwise, that Biden or DOJ influenced the Georgia racketeering charges or the Manhattan case, which was under investigation before either the president or District Attorney Alvin Bragg were elected.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2024
Verb
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Heavy snow pounded the district, with totals of 5-9 inches and isolated areas receiving up to 12 inches.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Allar has pounded the table time and time again for his receivers.Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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With the screech of an electric guitar, Puddin leaned her head back, stomping her foot to the beat of the drums.Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
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For two decades, the most frightening sound in the north was the screech of brakes preceding a bomb being thrown through the doors of a dance hall or pub.Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Most of the bones were crushed and burned, reducing their potential to yield usable DNA.CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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If employment and wages rise, or President-elect Donald Trump says mass deportations are on the horizon — which could cause mass wage inflation — the market will get crushed, especially tech stocks, Cramer continued.Julie Coleman, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Rams were four days removed from defeating the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Vikings were four days removed from a 31-29 loss to the Lions, who have left opponents beat up throughout the season.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Particularly this result: The Broncos jumped out to a big lead early and beat the Chiefs 38-0 in the regular-season finale Sunday.Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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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
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Flocks of sparrows and parrots chirp and squawk in the palms overhead.Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
Verb
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Instead of that big table, people milled with their drinks beside a bar.Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
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Just down the road, workers mill in and out of the launch pad area where SpaceX founder Elon Musk and his team propel 5,000-ton rockets into space and from where the tycoon hopes to someday send humans to Mars.Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Bray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bray. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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