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as in to gasp
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Recent Examples of splutter
And with Europe's two largest economies already spluttering, the new year may herald a new era for both the European Union and the United States.
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Willem Marx, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The extent to which his team are dysfunctional is almost untrue, but a spluttering bandwagon rolls on.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Kate splutters that the Doctor forbade UNIT to experiment with time technology, then immediately admits there’s one ten floors down.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Conversely, the Cowboys have spluttered to their 3-2 start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
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Willem Marx, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The extent to which his team are dysfunctional is almost untrue, but a spluttering bandwagon rolls on.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Kate splutters that the Doctor forbade UNIT to experiment with time technology, then immediately admits there’s one ten floors down.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Conversely, the Cowboys have spluttered to their 3-2 start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splutter
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For anyone who’s ever been on a ventilator, death by suffocation is a paralyzing terror and Carson wholly sells this nightmare, painfully gasping for air and gurgling horribly as his nurse call button slips out of reach.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Art flop: When a bronze head by the master sculptor Alberto Giacometti failed to sell at Sotheby’s auction, the audience gasped.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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What does that do to people’s psyches that had served their country and now they’re being spit at?—
Ashley Spencer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Time and time again, the AI spit out images that were strikingly, unmistakably...—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Shoppers drag pushcarts through dozens of fruit and vegetable stalls as vendors shout prices on loop, in a rhythm.—
Lily Radziemski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Passengers allegedly held onto the ride’s safety bars and shouted for help as many reported feeling dizzy, dehydrated, and increasingly panicked as the minutes turned into hours.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Another plan that would have replaced LAPD officers with unarmed transportation workers on traffic stops sputtered amid debates around jurisdiction and funding.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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There’s no question that the move will stimulate development of the land along I-90, which after a period of rapid late-20th century growth has sputtered in the 21st.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Croatia is full of stunning places, but one island has become the summer destination people can’t stop whispering about: Hvar.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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So tulips and roses allegedly conveyed passion, peonies whispered shyness, and a white violet or a daisy denoted innocence.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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Or your favorite content creator just sang the praises of the foaming cleanser that left your skin feeling stripped.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
15 May 2025
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There is a Poron foam layer with an 8x foaming density, while PET foam and EPMD bottom foam are insulated with a PET sheet to dampen the sound still further.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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In one video, the passenger shared a video of a brown roach making its way up the back of a chair from the back seat pocket with its little legs as passengers who witnessed it could be heard murmuring in the background.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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But the attitude of the Romanian mercenaries — always scanning the road, murmuring into radios — gave it away: Congo’s defenses were crumbling.—
Emmet Livingstone,
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
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Whitney froths at the mere idea of someone else stuck in the hot seat.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
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The precious metal soared past $3,200 an ounce on Friday after Trump's tariffs caused global markets to froth, raising concerns about inflation and a global recession, according to Reuters.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Splutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splutter. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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