BLUDGED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

bludged

verb

past tense of bludge, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

as in appealed (to)

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Since Augustave’s detention, faith leaders have prayed and organized, alongside Haitian leaders and community organizations.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Earlier that evening during his last supper with his disciples, we are told Jesus himself had fervently prayed.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of prayed

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In his speech, Abbas once again implored the international community to take more vigorous action and speak out more loudly against Israel.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
In her first week at Spelman College in Atlanta, one of Harris’ teachers implored her to switch from medicine to a political science track.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of implored

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His life trajectory changed when one client, a woman in her 50s, tired of staring at the stark white demarcation line every three weeks, begged him to take her gray.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026
Her husband hurriedly shut the door and begged her to see a doctor for a tranquilizer prescription.

— Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of begged

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André Breton, in Nadja and Mad Love, conjured his occult project of Surrealism from the city’s chance encounters, not least between the present and the dreamy past, its flea markets and arcana.

— Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
Chinese exhibits in Geneva conjured up AI as giant robots guarding futuristic Chinese cityscapes.

— Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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