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Recent Examples of sough
The company joins others in the restaurant industry that have fallen on rough times and sough bankruptcy protection, including Razzoo’s and Bar Louie.
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Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
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William T. Vollmann,
Harper's Magazine,
24 June 2024
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
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William T. Vollmann,
Harper's Magazine,
24 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sough
Verb
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Watching the hearing via Zoom from a prison holding room, Powell wiped his eyes and sighed heavily as Cribbs once again recited the facts of the case before Judge Rachelle Carnesale, explaining when Walton was fatally shot.
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Pino’s supporters sighed and sniffled when the verdict was announced.
Verb
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The abdomen may significantly protrude, pushing the diaphragm upward and making breathing more difficult.
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Some breathe heavily, notice their heart rate going into overdrive and can even lose consciousness.
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“Sough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sough. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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