as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound
after his bout with laryngitis, he had a terribly gravel voice
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as in to baffle
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples
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Recent Examples of gravel
Patrick Whittle and David Sharp, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2023
Past an old logging gate, a gravel road snakes through a young stand of pine.
—Adam Moore, Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2023
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
The semipermanent levee was built with HESCO barriers, a tool made of wire mesh and fabric that is filled with sand, soil or gravel.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
At the scene in Bowdoin, yellow crime scene tape hung around a home with a long, gravel driveway in a wooded area.
—Noun
Add some clean gravel to the propagation jars if needed to keep the cuttings upright.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravel
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November 17, 2025 What To Know During an Oval Office meeting focused primarily on preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Trump sounded hoarse when speaking with reporters and officials.—
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Savanna Branham was in sixth grade when her voice became hoarse and would not improve She was diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, which causes recurring tumors to grow on the vocal cords.—
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Experts on childhood disease were baffled by the change in guidance.—
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Experts on childhood disease were baffled by the change in guidance.—
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Nader was also seen alongside her sister in coordinating looks, as Sarah Jane opted for an all-red bikini set accessorized with a cowboy hat while the pair strolled together on the sand.—
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Fine sand left the drag strip slick and unpredictable, a condition that usually favors precise traction control over raw engine noise.—
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Approved by The Boss himself, the live-music and storytelling show finds Azaria slipping into his best Springsteen guise for a night of gruff tales and greatest hits.—
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The gory skit ends with the gruff older man rushing through the door to announce he’s made amends with his son, only to have his head sliced off by the flying chainsaw.—
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But councilors, Armstrong and residents say a lack of transparency behind the move has left them puzzled.—
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However, the lack of any specific mention of the past king puzzled archaeologists, leaving them to speculate.—
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The farmers also pitched in with efforts of their own, including adjusting fertilizer methods, controlling soil erosion and increasing on-site water retention.—
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Another key area involves developing artificial lunar and Martian soil simulants to test rover traction and propulsion systems.—
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The team can help plan reindeer and husky rides, reindeer farm visits, snowmobiles tours across the area’s fells and taiga forests, or Aurora-chasing tours, guided by local experts.—
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Something had pulled it out of the tree, breaking off the husky limb on which it was tied.—
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The 40-year-old cooks up ways to make quarterbacks miserable in his sleep, devising schemes that are meant to lure as much as they are intended to confuse.—
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Canales-Pelaez said that local departments may be confusing administrative warrants with criminal ones, or overcomplying to avoid backlash from the state Legislature.—
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“Gravel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravel. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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