egging

present participle of egg

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Verb
  • Many gig workers also operate across multiple brands and industries, spurring a cross-pollination of ideas that sharpens their work, fuels continuous improvement, and creates a more empathetic, modern approach to customer experience.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His death is again spurring conversation around political violence in America – and what can be done about it.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.
    Chris Prentice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.
    Reuters 1 hr 34 min ago, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In its opening scene, from George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, Preston starts singing the warmly exhorting gospel song that gives the film its name.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • San Diego Clippers coach Paul Hewitt sometimes resembles a third-base coach, waving his arms forward rapidly, exhorting his players to race the ball up the floor after a rebound or forced turnover.
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Wissa was an important signing, someone to take the pressure off Woltemade while simultaneously prodding him.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was seen as an outspoken critic of his own party, but was also perceived as distant from Abe’s right-wing faction, which proved advantageous given the scandals hounding that segment of the party.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
  • One of those fans happens to be Angela Bassett‘s sister, who has apparently been hounding Bassett about the potential return of her on-screen hubby.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Golden State usually opens games whipping the ball around and making teams uncomfortable with its aggressive style of defense.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Given the Panthers are essentially running back the same elite team that just won a second straight Stanley Cup, there really aren’t many pressing roster questions here.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Similarly, if the Cat beeped to indicate an error, pressing USE FRONT-HELP could also explain why.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Black Death and its aftermath saw a great resurgence of apocalyptic flagellation, with thousands of adherents flogging themselves up and down the Continent (the movement failed to take off in England, which figures).
    Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Egging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egging. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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