jimmying

present participle of jimmy
as in prying
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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  • This is about creating a childhood away from prying eyes, giving his children the space and support to enjoy being children without a care in the world.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But such players tend to make these adjustments in the course of many weeks, on private practice courts in Delray or Monaco or Abu Dhabi, far from TV cameras and prying journalists.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
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  • Instead, his impact, like pulling children into his winner's circle, will continue to be honored by other tracks.
    Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Carpenter spoke with Morning Edition host Leila Fadel about the challenges of relationships, her controversial album cover, which depicts her kneeling beside a man who is pulling her hair, and the new songs featured on the album.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Jimmying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jimmying. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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