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verb

past tense of hook
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Recent Examples of hooked
Adjective
The sibling trope makes these narratives more dramatic, keeping audiences hooked. Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025 But Butler keeps you hooked and keeps you hoping. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
Almost immediately, Damian Ramos pull-hooked a 46-yard field goal attempt. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Deadline can reveal a first clip of of the film in which Gloria is first introduced to Saxberger, who is immediately hooked but will come to learn that her flamboyant appearance and devil-may-care front hides a darker side and reality. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hooked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooked
Adjective
  • The goal isn't to create AI-dependent individuals but to use technology as a bridge to greater human engagement and self-determination.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Iberian harvester ants were then dependent on Messor structor ants for their survival, forcing the queens to track down males of another species, which is known as sperm parasitism.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Consumers also saw higher prices for new and used cars, clothing and air fares in August.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Prices for both new and used vehicles held steady in August, while demand hit multi-year highs.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Queen West stands a cathedral to gastronomy, complete with maple wood arched ceiling and steaks worth worshipping.
    Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The doors of its Venetian-style facade open up to welcoming spaces characterized by beam ceilings, arched windows and original frescoes.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • From remixes to memes to emotional fan reactions, the film claimed a fiercely loyal and notably young audience that arguably hasn’t connected with anything this strongly in years.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Roberts and Robinson, who federal prosecutors say conducted the scheme over the course of five years, between 2018 and 2023, allegedly stole $900,000 from the court system.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The weekly jobs report stole the spotlight, as an unexpected jump to multiyear highs bolstered fears about cracks in the labor market.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One partygoer grabbed a fragrance and practically bathed in the smokey orange accords of Rendez-Vous Ivory.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Natalia’s story grabbed the attention of the public in 2019 when Indiana prosecutors leveled charges against the Barnetts for allegedly neglecting a dependent.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Set to Sport, Maybach SL attacks curved freeway onramps or 2-lanes with style.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Reports say Edwards and his wife became addicted to drugs and were arrested multiple times.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • An additional concern about vaping is the emergence of a new generation that has become addicted to nicotine without the use of cigarettes.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Hooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooked. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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