dirked

past tense of dirk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirked
Verb
  • There are no strings, but the head of the racquet is perforated.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some pizza pans are perforated with small holes.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • David McNew/Getty Images Dessler is just one of many leading climate scientists who voiced concerns about the DOE report, saying it is riddled with errors, shows signs of bias and misrepresents some research findings in order to downplay the threats from climate change.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Large groups were indiscriminately huddled together and riddled with machine gun fire.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The trip by Kim Jong Un's daughter, Kim Ju Ae, to China for a grand military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender and the official end of World War II in the Pacific, is her first international diplomatic outing and thrusts her to the forefront of the world stage.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Press your lower back into the floor beneath you, engage your core, and thrust your hips toward the ceiling.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Dirked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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