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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
So that trait was at best a mixed blessing, at least a point of concern and at worst a harbinger of regression ahead for a team that could scarcely wring runs out of its lineup then … and is producing at about the same meager pace now.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
But Smart, with her mischievous glint and bone-dry delivery, manages to wring laughs from even the most groan-worthy one-liners.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Once steeped, the bag can be wrung out of liquid, and the remaining compost matter within the bag can be added to the garden.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Some spin mops come with a two-tank system to keep clean water and dirty water separate, and some mop buckets have a foot pedal to use for wringing rather than a pumping motion.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
But Smart, with her mischievous glint and bone-dry delivery, manages to wring laughs from even the most groan-worthy one-liners.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Once steeped, the bag can be wrung out of liquid, and the remaining compost matter within the bag can be added to the garden.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Some spin mops come with a two-tank system to keep clean water and dirty water separate, and some mop buckets have a foot pedal to use for wringing rather than a pumping motion.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wring
Verb
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Gangs have long extorted businesses in the neighborhood and terrorized everyone else — including immigrants.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Ashe imagined a hypothetical scenario in which the school’s security force became like Haiti’s notorious secret police, the Tonton Macoute, whose officers not only threatened newspaper reporters, but also assaulted, extorted and tortured innocent citizens.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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My years in publishing had trained me to believe that personhood would have to be earned, like a gold star or a promotion, which was more likely just a title change with no raise.—
Maris Kreizman
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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The first film ignited to $30 million domestically and $45 million globally and became a sleeper hit for Universal and Blumhouse, ultimately earning $180 million against a $12 million budget.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Verb
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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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Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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In its place, graduate students can obtain Stafford loans of up to $20,500 per year ($50,000 per year for qualifying law and medical students).—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Bemberg is Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and RCS certified and has obtained the the ISO 14001 certification.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Not long after that, Van was booked to face Kevin Borjas on a Dana White’s Contender Series Card, but the UFC plucked him from that event to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov in June 2024.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Today, Horowitz’s startup, AMP, based in Louisville, Colo., has developed a technology that could move the needle—by using AI to pluck recyclables out of society’s vast tide of garbage far more quickly and efficiently.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Also featured are Alta Resource Technologies, using computational biochemistry to extract critical minerals like neodymium and gallium from e-waste, and Tidal Metals, which is pioneering magnesium extraction from seawater through a novel vapor adsorption system.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Among the chaos is Rupert Friend, playing Martin Krebs, who's assembling a group to take to the scene of the devastation in hopes of extracting DNA from the creatures roaming the island to fund his next medical breakthrough.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is the linchpin of a new aid system that wrested distribution away from aid groups led by the U.N.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2025
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To rescue InGen from bankruptcy, Hammond’s nephew — Peter Ludlow (Arliss Howard), who wrested control of the company away from his uncle after the park debacle — wants to exploit the dinosaurs.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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“Wring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wring. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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