monkeyed (around)

past tense of monkey (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monkeyed (around)
Verb
  • National media reports in the last few weeks indicated Trump will dissolve the EPA's Office of Research and Development and cut up to 75% of its jobs.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Other parts of the plan to cut up to $37 million from TSU's budget include reductions in non-instructional staff that would save $6-7 million and instructional staff cuts that would account for another $5-6 million.
    Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Mahomes played quarterback for Texas Tech before being drafted as the 10th pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • More recently, Jovovich played the villainous Blood Queen in the 2019 Hellboy reboot.
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Monkeyed (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkeyed%20%28around%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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