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Recent Examples of yodel
Musgraves grew up in tiny Golden, Texas, and started singing (and yodeling) as a precocious kid in an oversize cowgirl hat.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
And 16-year-old Ruby Leigh nearly did give McEntire a win in her first season as coach but the yodeling sensation was ultimately just edged out for the title by Virginia native and team Niall singer, Huntley.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2023
The youngster has mastered the art of yodeling, a talent that earned her a four-chair turn.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
Sadie: Every morning at 6 a.m., a bird yodeled outside my window at Rancho de la Luna.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
And 16-year-old Ruby Leigh nearly did give McEntire a win in her first season as coach but the yodeling sensation was ultimately just edged out for the title by Virginia native and team Niall singer, Huntley.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2023
The youngster has mastered the art of yodeling, a talent that earned her a four-chair turn.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
Sadie: Every morning at 6 a.m., a bird yodeled outside my window at Rancho de la Luna.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yodel
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To lend the appearance of vitality, junk cars driven by mannequins populated the parking lot to the backdrop of warbling holiday tapes played on low-fidelity loudspeakers.—
Douglas C. Towne,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Dec. 2024
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Phoenix, who doesn’t seem accustomed to singing, much less very interested in it, is forced to warble his way through song numbers while Gaga refuses to lay down a dichotomy between what’s real versus fantasy concerning her character’s musical talents.—
Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
17 Dec. 2024
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Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway crooned through wall speakers.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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So who cares about a little late-night Phil Collins crooning, right?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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Not so long ago, Tom Izzo and John Beilein had the rivalry humming, which made Michigan’s recent downturn even starker.—
Austin Meek,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Every hallway hums with reggae, dancehall, lover rock and soca playing through the intercoms, setting the tone for a journey through decades of unforgettable music.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
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The world’s second-largest economy continues to face a range of challenges, from job insecurity among the younger generation to sharp downturns in the property sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
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Sardi’s, so synonymous with that time on Broadway, is bathed in a golden glow, the piano trilling through its empty space.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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Delle finally trilled, in an unreadably jocular voice.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Persistent boxing personality posted this AI image to troll Stevenson—one of his favorite pastimes: While an argument can be made that Stevenson needs to chase more finishes, that’s not his style, and fight fans who don’t appreciate that expose their limited absorption of the sport.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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But Trump may take some satisfaction: While U.S. national teams competing on the world stage tended to distance themselves from him in his first term—the U.S. women’s soccer team in 2019 relished trolling him—this hockey team seemed to embrace the attention Trump lavished upon them.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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And since Joan herself, with that quavering soprano, is a fierce customer, famous in her own right, she’s done with being treated like Dylan’s accessory.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
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The reflections of the icebergs quavered in the water, which was blue to the edge of purple.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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“Yodel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yodel. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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