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gimleting

verb

present participle of gimlet

as in pronging

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But asteroids and comets have also bombarded Mercury, riddling it with impact craters, much like the pockmarked surface of Earth’s moon.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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On Kauai’s south shore, Hurricane Lowell lifted a home off its foundation and split it in two, the storm’s powerful winds thrusting part of the structure across the street.

— Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Corbin uses cabbage as an anchor in his new and expanding Rolodex of flavors, thrusting it into the fire until the outer layers are blackened and frizzled.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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