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[vurb] / vɜrb /


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It’s full of decorative phrases like “the stubborn verb of living” that sound “poetic” but do no work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Van Halen music is the same thing: What verb are you participating in?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

And hey, did you know that the word “raptor”—which is often used to describe birds of prey—comes from the Latin verb rapio, which means to plunder, rob, ravish, or abduct?

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

How many words does Ellie have now, not counting like the past tense of a verb or something?

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

Some writers and editors believe that if that can logically follow a verb, it should be there.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner



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