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as in to pry
to draw out by force or with effort
willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist
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Recent Examples of wring
When you're finished, allow the comforter to soak for about 20 minutes before gently flat-pressing out excess water—twisting or wringing it out will cause clumps to form.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Brazilian pundits have wrung their hands about the lack of connection between the national team and the public for years, maybe even decades.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The tension between the desire to make something outside the self and the inability to fulfill that desire coils inside them, wringing out their psyches.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Two private equity firms' efforts to wring profits out of hospitals in underserved communities put patients in danger, according to a new report released Tuesday by a powerful Senate committee.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Brazilian pundits have wrung their hands about the lack of connection between the national team and the public for years, maybe even decades.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The tension between the desire to make something outside the self and the inability to fulfill that desire coils inside them, wringing out their psyches.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Two private equity firms' efforts to wring profits out of hospitals in underserved communities put patients in danger, according to a new report released Tuesday by a powerful Senate committee.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wring
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In Smith's case, an image of her was doctored to create explicit pictures and videos, with her face edited onto different, partly nude bodies, and then used to try to extort money from others.—
Nicole Valdes,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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His tariff scheme seems to have degenerated from a program to restore American manufacturing to little more than a form of blackmail to extort concessions from U.S. trading partners—in the process allowing Trump to present himself as a powerful leader whose ass is getting kissed.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2025
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Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
4 May 2025
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Burns has earned a college degree and has worked with hospice patients.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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For now, the researchers have left the ship in situ, partially covering it with original soil and squeezing wet sponges onto it to preserve moisture.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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And kids of all ages are putting on their finest clothes, squeezing on their caps, and getting ready to walk across that stage.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
29 Apr. 2025
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While certification is required in most regions, it can be obtained through short training programs rather than a college degree.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Detectives obtained footage from that morning, which showed a woman park the Ford outside a building on 2nd Avenue before entering one of the units.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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To a visitor’s eye, the light switch is nowhere to be found—that is, until a tintype photograph is plucked from a ledge near the front door to reveal a white plastic switch plate.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2025
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More than 260 Southern California steelhead trout were plucked from their stream in the Palisades fire burn scar and moved to a different area, saving them from lethal debris flows.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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That hidden data is then extracted at its destination.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Once the virus has grown in the cell, scientists extract it for the vaccine.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
2 May 2025
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However, the Rockets wrested momentum right back from the Warriors with their 109-94 win on Wednesday.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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By 1994, Armenian forces had wrested control of Nagorno-Karabakh and some of the adjacent Azerbaijani territories, driving out locals.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Wring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wring. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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