Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerked around
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Higgins stole $356,181 through the scheme and reportedly manipulated the company’s accounting records to conceal her crimes, according to court records.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026 -
In the alternative hypothesis, the lottery was somehow manipulated.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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Students who are mistreated by their schools — including victims and accused students alike — have few other venues to pursue justice.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Historically America’s lawmakers addressed the human and environmental impacts of the Industrial Revolution’s transformational technology only after rivers ran with toxic chemicals and mistreated workers picketed.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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UltraGreen holds an 85% market share in the US for its fluorescent dye used in surgical imaging, despite raising the average cost of its dye vials in the market by 60% and 30% in 2023 and 2024.—
Bernadette Toh,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Scared of death, many men have used it, carrying death upon their shoulders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Jerked around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerked%20around. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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