yap (at)

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Verb
  • The comedy as a second-class sibling to the drama is a notion that has annoyed the people who make television comedies for years.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 June 2025
  • In some cases, that will be obvious: You’ll get annoyed by weird or loud noises and odors, notice your energy bill has skyrocketed, or spot signs of a leak.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • Inside a Palm Beach County courtroom, Judge Kathleen Kroll is trying to tackle a problem that has plagued Florida schools in recent years: An alarming number of students aren’t showing up for school.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
  • The wallet aims to solve cross-border payment challenges that have long plagued African creators.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • That approach has come under new scrutiny after Thomas, one of the league’s biggest stars, was harassed by a bettor at a Philadelphia race earlier this month.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 June 2025
  • This certainly isn't the first time a man has made news for allegedly stalking or harassing the megastar.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • Trump administration live updates Republicans also criticized Democrats for twice baiting CBO into hypothetical analyses that were not necessarily intended to be published.
    John Parkinson, ABC News, 12 May 2025
  • What if family pets were baited to die by spears, crossbows and AR-15s?
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • Say your mother kept bugging you to change a bad habit.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Next season is when all the little things start to bug me.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Carpenter continues to ride the high of her breakout album Short n’ Sweet.
    Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • Rory McIlroy rode the struggle bus Friday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley for the second round of the RBC Canadian Open.
    Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • My oldest child is in a relationship and has been badgering me about wanting to bring his girlfriend.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
  • Trump appointed Powell in 2017 and has been badgering the Fed chair from the start.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Quote Will Excite Detroit Fans To that end, the Lions have been urged to consider and named the best fit to land a very familiar face.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
  • During tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service, people are urged to move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
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“Yap (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap%20%28at%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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