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verb

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Recent Examples of jerk
Noun
But dangerous jerks like Bobby Kennedy have made lucrative businesses of sowing doubt. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025 What a jerk! Neagley fares better, dispatching two button men sent to kill her in her Windy City high-rise office. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
While there are a slew of ways to pleasure yourself depending on these three factors, there are some basic tips that can be a helpful starting point, like how to finger yourself and how to jerk off. Quispe López, Them, 12 Mar. 2025 Avoid jerking the valve or forcing it to turn, as this could cause the valve to break off. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jerk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerk
Noun
  • Duke of Cornwall) watched a team building exercise — tug of war! — and met with young farmers making up the next generation.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a kind of implicit prayer in this that the withering of today’s Hollywood system is a presage for something better, giving the entire production a painful, nostalgic quality that tugs at your chest even as what unfolds before you is remarkably dumb.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Kelly, the lifeguard, jumped off her perch and yanked Harel back, toward the lockers, by the hair.
    Adam Levin, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
  • And when he’s actually pulled away and thrown into the back of a cab, Kilmer’s exit is as unceremonious as a cable yanked out from an amp, leaving viewers drifting along the film’s woozy currents.
    Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • If their tail starts twitching or their ears are flattened, then they may be overstimulated, which can lead to aggression.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Real Estate As Ballast Against Market Turbulence Why does Manhattan real estate hold up while other assets twitch?
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • On Tuesday, not so much, the Lakers showing their clear dominance in every area backed by a legendarily springtime loud home crowd that annually shakes, rattles and rolls.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • In 2023, Turkey experienced one of the world's most deadly quakes, a 7.8 magnitude event that shook southern Turkey and northern Syria, killing more than 55,000 people.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • For every pushing movement, such as push-ups or overhead presses, include a pulling movement such as rows or band pull-aparts.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, Hunter swapped the antiquated pull chain for a sleek remote control.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • My stomach dropped as my seat lurched backwards, pointing me towards the shoreline.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • As the war lurched into its fourth year, Russian losses of tanks, fighting vehicles and other heavy equipment had exceeded 20,000, according to the analysts at the Oryx intelligence collective, which confirms each loss with imagery from the front line.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Just keep in mind that not all finishes are dishwasher safe, so check before tossing it in.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Heat president Pat Riley has always sought to follow up a big splash by tossing another boulder into the pond.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Jerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerk. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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