clawed

verb

past tense of claw
1
as in burrowed

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2
as in lacerated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clawed
  1. dredged
  2. lacerated
  3. excavated
  4. cut
  5. chafed
  6. fretted
  7. galled
  8. barked
Verb
  • Astor’s body was dredged from the drink, shipped from Nova Scotia to New York, and attended to by Crandall with such deftness that his funeral featured a public viewing.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • Once dredged for sand and gravel to make up the roads, the river was prone to flooding.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of dredged
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  • Jen Macdonel, Claire Macdonel's mother, told Fox News Digital that the barracuda attack lacerated four of her daughter's tendons, in addition to a nerve and a ligament.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • They are lacerated by propellers.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Definition of lacerated
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  • Authorities say the site in Kalluder, in the municipality of Zubin Potok, has been cordoned off and was not previously excavated in the search for evidence of war crimes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • On Thursday, workers excavated a 3-foot-by-4-foot area to find the source of the water, plugged the leak and resumed preparing the street to reopen.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of excavated
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  • At the same time, the data shows, courts have severely cut the length of time many people are getting to prepare for complex immigration proceedings, from about six months to often just a little more than a month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Using a paring knife, mark a smaller square inside each pastry square, leaving a 1/2 inch border (do not cut all the way through the dough).
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut
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  • Xi came to power after the 2008 protests in Tibet and deadly unrest in Xinjiang, another frontier region of modern China where ethnic minorities have long chafed under Beijing’s rule and witnessed a huge security crackdown.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But Engelbert often has chafed against the players of the league, especially over the last year amid a contentious collective bargaining period.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of chafed
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  • Months ago, businesses fretted over adversaries using AI to attack.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Daniel de Visé Stocks opened lower on July 29, ahead of Federal Reserve action on interest rates, as traders fretted about rising oil prices.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of fretted
Verb
  • Bundle is also galled by Lady Coote’s refusal to mention at the inquest that the fatal sleeping draft was from a bottle she’d given to her sleepless maid, Emily.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
  • From Warriors coach Steve Kerr, to future Hall of Famers Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, to 25-year-old relative newcomers Quinten Post and Trayce Jackson-Davis, the team’s lack of competitive fire galled the Warriors.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of galled
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  • Two hikers are facing charges after their off-leash dog repeatedly ran toward and barked at a grizzly bear during an encounter in Banff National Park.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
  • Outside, the guards were often genial and chatty; inside, visitors were treated as objects of suspicion, barked at and insulted.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of barked
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