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to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
the pitch burred past the batter's ear
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burred
Adjective
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Overdosing detergent and allowing the soapy residue to become trapped along with body soil leaves fabrics stiff and scratchy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Dry winter air can leave you with cracked, peeling skin, gritty eyes, and a scratchy throat.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The nondescript industrial buildings once hummed away largely behind the scenes, powering the various facets of our online lives.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The laser-cutting machine hummed with life.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The ditches drop deep into scraggly forest on either side of that road, and in the winter, cars often slide off and topple down the hill.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
4 Feb. 2026
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Many people mistakenly assume a place like Death Valley is just sand, scraggly bushes, and a few cacti.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That message carried into the museum's science classrooms, where children learned about electricity by holding hands to create a human circuit — prompting cheers as a device buzzed and lit up.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Fresh off a plane and finally inside the Toyota Center with a new cast of characters, Coby White stood on the baseline while the activity buzzed around him.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And four knurled billet feet allow precise leveling.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Nov. 2025
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The dust filter lifts off after flexing two tabs, and the fan bracket it’s attached to lifts off after removing three knurled screws.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the end of every school week, Smith picked up his kids and zipped them straight to a Dairy Queen the next town over.—
Andrew Callahan,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
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After Matheson’s shorthanded bid was turned away, Charlie McAvoy zipped the puck up to Pastrnak on the left side.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But my classic massage did the trick, and limbered me right up after a day of bending my knobby knees on the slopes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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The vehicle has a 74-inch track and rides on a massive set of knobby, 32-inch BFGoodrich KM3 all-terrain tires.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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People whispered stories about him as though talking about cancer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Two of Kleiner’s recent AI exits—Windsurf and Neon—are linked to Braswell, who’s been whispered about across the industry as a star in the making.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Burred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burred. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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