jimmied

past tense of jimmy
as in pried
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever let's try to jimmy the door lock with my credit card

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  • Historically, bitcoin has pulled back as much as 80% from the cycle peak.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.
    JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Jimmied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jimmied. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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