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Recent Examples of trilled
My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.
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Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trilled
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The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Gathered on the sidewalk, students proudly waved Mexican, Puerto Rican and Venezuelan flags and chanted, while some sat on their classmates’ shoulders to make their signs more visible to passersby.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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But a broader sense of anger against the Venezuelan government was also on display, as students chanted slogans against acting President Delcy Rodríguez, and her brother Jorge, who heads Venezuela's National Assembly.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Trilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilled. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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