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Recent Examples of sough
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
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William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sough
Verb
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The world sighed a breath of relief this week when the U.S. and China agreed to hit pause on unprecedented tariffs between the world’s two most powerful countries.—
J. Tedford Tyler,
Time,
17 May 2025
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England might collectively sigh with relief, but brand Kohli won’t be having a summer ball.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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By then, the toxic soup Bill had breathed in during all those months on the Pile were taking their toll on the retired cop’s body.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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At Bonniers Konsthall, with its low mechanical rhythm and amorphous forms, the sculpture breathes and shudders in a space that feels eerily alive—a shelter of desire, decay, and instability.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Sough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sough. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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