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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
overwork tends to make him raspy
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as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound
the dying man spoke in a barely audible, raspy voice
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Recent Examples of raspy
Who knew raspy rocker Bob Seger actually had a poet’s soul?
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Michael Cieply, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2024
President Biden struggled with some answers and misspoke at moments in the early stages of the debate Thursday, speaking in a raspy voice while former president Donald Trump initially showed uncharacteristic restraint in not attacking him.
—Patrick Svitek, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Biden has slow start Biden came on stage with a raspy voice and repeatedly stumbled through some of his answers early on.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 June 2024
More often than not, as Biden has delivered answers in a raspy voice and coughing at times, Trump has appeared far more energetic, even if a number of statements will not survive the fact check post debate.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2024
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Michael Cieply, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2024
President Biden struggled with some answers and misspoke at moments in the early stages of the debate Thursday, speaking in a raspy voice while former president Donald Trump initially showed uncharacteristic restraint in not attacking him.
—Patrick Svitek, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Biden has slow start Biden came on stage with a raspy voice and repeatedly stumbled through some of his answers early on.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 June 2024
More often than not, as Biden has delivered answers in a raspy voice and coughing at times, Trump has appeared far more energetic, even if a number of statements will not survive the fact check post debate.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2024
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On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Within a couple of weeks of wearing the buds, my ears stopped having the irritable side effects.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
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With a hoarse voice at the end of the last day before the 2024 presidential election, Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Tim Walz late Monday night delivered a final message focused on reproductive rights to Michigan voters at a rally in downtown Detroit as the campaign drew to a close.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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His performance on the debate stage, which was marked by his hoarse voice, repeated stumbles and gaffes, reinforced that message to millions of Americans who tuned in Thursday night for the first face-to-face showdown since 2020 between Biden and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
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Midway through the first episode of Say Nothing, Dolours Price encounters a fiery scene in West Belfast: a mob of Northern Irish citizens chucking petrol bombs at a police barracks.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Miller, 39, is a former Capitol Hill staffer who rose to prominence as a fiery Trump speechwriter and key architect of his immigration policies from 2017 to 2021.Elliot Spagat, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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The dynamic between Callum and tracker Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans), meanwhile, is your classic buddy-cop back-and-forth, with the gruff Callum slowly warming to the disreputable criminal he’s forced to partner up with when Santa gets kidnapped two days before Christmas.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Keaton dove into the part, adjusting his posture and affecting a gruff voice with a hint of New York–ese.Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
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After a long time, two husky young crewmen leaned down from the heaving deck of 44303, caught me by the arms, and strained to drag me aboard.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Maitlis confirm her and Wilson were inseparable for a lot of the time in the lead-up to filming so the actress could best embody the news presenter — rollers in hair, husky voice, and all.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Raspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raspy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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