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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The Jewish community had supported the creation of a synagogue in part because of fears that Jewish inmates, who had previously prayed in the prison’s hospital, would be converted while inside.

— Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
The men had prayed over Wilber the night before, asking God for a good result.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of prayed

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During Friday’s sentencing hearing, Watson’s family implored Ruff to impose the maximum sentence, saying Sayers’ cruelty, lawlessness and hypocrisy were unforgivable.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 July 2026
Growing up on a farm in Dunnigan in rural Yolo County, located 25 miles from the Sacramento International Airport off I-5, Hernandez was implored by his father, Hugo Hernandez, to keep busy.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

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With their uninterrupted views of Union Bay, the gleaming white canvas tents rising out of a clearing in the woods had an almost fairy-tale quality, as if they had been conjured rather than constructed.

— Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
But the focus was the music itself on Friday, and the ragtag roster of artists that fully conjured it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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The territory had petitioned for statehood in 1818, but the process was delayed by lawmakers fighting to balance slaveholding and abolitionist states.

— USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
In 2024, Nairobi lawmaker Esther Passaris petitioned Parliament to create one, on behalf of citizens and with the backing of water-sector advocates.

— Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026

Definition of petitioned

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