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Recent Examples of yodel
Musgraves grew up in tiny Golden, Texas, and started singing (and yodeling) as a precocious kid in an oversize cowgirl hat.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
And 16-year-old Ruby Leigh nearly did give McEntire a win in her first season as coach but the yodeling sensation was ultimately just edged out for the title by Virginia native and team Niall singer, Huntley.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2023
The youngster has mastered the art of yodeling, a talent that earned her a four-chair turn.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
Sadie: Every morning at 6 a.m., a bird yodeled outside my window at Rancho de la Luna.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
And 16-year-old Ruby Leigh nearly did give McEntire a win in her first season as coach but the yodeling sensation was ultimately just edged out for the title by Virginia native and team Niall singer, Huntley.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2023
The youngster has mastered the art of yodeling, a talent that earned her a four-chair turn.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
Sadie: Every morning at 6 a.m., a bird yodeled outside my window at Rancho de la Luna.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yodel
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The whole montage was respectful and gracious, with a classical score, rather than a pop chipmunk warbling a sensitive ballad about dead people.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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Peggy Seeger’s 1957 recording of it is a brisk, warbling take with arpeggiated acoustic guitar — a classic example of the kind of carefree-songbird tunes from the early folk revival.—
Ben Sisario,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway crooned through wall speakers.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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So who cares about a little late-night Phil Collins crooning, right?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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At the plate: The Rockies offense was humming from the get-go against former Colorado southpaw Tyler Anderson, who gave up four runs in two-plus innings.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2025
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While [director] Garry [Brown] is [humming the S.W.A.T. opening theme]….—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Feb. 2025
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The world’s second-largest economy continues to face a range of challenges, from job insecurity among the younger generation to sharp downturns in the property sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
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Her soft-focus voice floats over trilling mandolin picking and reserved fiddle.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
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Sardi’s, so synonymous with that time on Broadway, is bathed in a golden glow, the piano trilling through its empty space.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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DeSantis hired a media team whose job was not to answer questions but to troll anyone who had the audacity to voice or print a criticism of the governor.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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People typically troll for them with stout rods and beefy reels, trying to cover as much water as possible.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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And since Joan herself, with that quavering soprano, is a fierce customer, famous in her own right, she’s done with being treated like Dylan’s accessory.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
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The reflections of the icebergs quavered in the water, which was blue to the edge of purple.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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“Yodel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yodel. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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