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Recent Examples of yap
Clarissa Schmidt, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024
No texting, no soda-sucking, and no chatter, save for a thoughtful yap every now and then.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2020
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024
From chilling fights about yapping too much to roundabout conversations about getting the ick from watching your partner straddle patio furniture, there’s plenty here.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Noun
Your new best friend will thank you—in licks, tail wags, and happy yaps, of course.
—Clarissa Schmidt, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024
No texting, no soda-sucking, and no chatter, save for a thoughtful yap every now and then.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2020
Verb
Things were going very smoothly with the couple taking things slow in Cabo, but Stephen was yapping her ear off.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024
From chilling fights about yapping too much to roundabout conversations about getting the ick from watching your partner straddle patio furniture, there’s plenty here.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yap
Noun
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Try to avoid touching your face, as this can get the virus closer to your mouth.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Hormone therapy: Hormone therapies include oral (taken by mouth) contraceptives containing estrogen and medications like Aldactone (spironolactone) or Proscar (finasteride).Laura Schober, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
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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Honda Motor and Nissan Motor, Japan’s second- and third-largest automakers, are discussing ways to deepen their ties, including the possibility of a merger that could fundamentally restructure Japan’s car industry.River Akira Davis, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Both made their virtual introductions to New York on Tuesday in a span of about an hour to discuss their new employers.Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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 Jan. 2025.
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