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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

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

“The object or the predicate comes first, the verb is in the middle and then the subject comes at the end,” says Watkins.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

When used as a verb, it typically means to eject or ban a person from an establishment.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2025

If no verb follows, choose like: Homer walks like a duck.

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



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