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Recent Examples of wheeze
Robert Rubsam, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The drilling was coming from the massive construction project next door, which eventually gave way to cartloads of rocks and dirt that wheezed out dust that clogged the air-conditioner.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Orlok cuts a formidable figure made even more disconcerting by his constant wheeze, rolling R’s and guttural dialogue.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Verb
One room cracked up at a vulgar joke about a woman’s behind, while another went for an outrageous and surreal midfilm montage — but each bit was made genuinely funnier by the dozens of people gasping and wheezing over it.
—Noun
There are no heroes here, just Kidman fully immersing herself in a character for whom every action is an attack, for whom every word is a wheeze, and for whom every movement looks labored.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeze
Verb
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Those in the audience were heard clapping, cheering and even gasping during the performance.—
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Upon announcing her status as a Faithful, the whole room gasps.—
Noun
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The redshirt sophomore slowed up to force contact with a trailing Ewin near midcourt and later flung his body on Ewin’s screen for an offensive whistle.—
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However, in hindsight, having a whistle—something Dyason never hikes without—would have been much more effective.—
Verb
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Her dog panting, unquestioning, always thrilled to see her.—
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Gus was awake and panting at his feet.—
Noun
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Then, with a whoosh, the machine moves on, leaving a glassy trail.—
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Elsewhere among the market’s problem children, Bitcoin has steadied, tentatively, near $93,000 after a whoosh below $90,000 earlier.—
Noun
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Doping the Undopable The work focuses on cesium lead bromide nanoparticles known as CsPbBr3.—
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There is a reason why the apocalyptic bromides about the state of print haven’t come to fruition, other than for disposable periodicals and newspapers.—
Noun
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Forever Fleece Half-zip Hoodie Your new favorite joggers deserve a matching top, and this Forever Fleece Half-zip Hoodie gets our vote.—
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Each seat is equipped with no-nonsense, hurricane-ready cushions that have thick, washable zip covers for breezy cleaning.—
Noun
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In the last year, after all, heartrending images like these have become part of the ordinary, the everyday, the commonplace.—
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But in between these commonplace alerts are empty spaces people wake into as to a sort of apnea.—
Noun
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The Dukes, who played their first football game in 1972 and joined the FBS a whopping three years ago, will play at Oregon, which has been funded largely by a Nike swoosh created a year before JMU football came into existence.—
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McDonald’s has its golden arches, Nike the swoosh and Walt Disney a castle – symbols of their iconic status in American life.—
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“Wheeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheeze. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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