as in loads
a considerable amount
now you're in a peck of trouble
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
the bird continued to peck the suet cake intently
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Recent Examples of peck
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Nolan witnessed the very start of the peck, then quickly pivoted and skulked away.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Mar. 2025
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Some pine tree-nesting birds have been known to peck the tree trunk around the nest cavity so the sap will run down and protect the babies from climbing snakes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The large bird, maybe feeling a little hangry, responds to the visitors' curiosity by leaning in and giving the former prime minister a feisty peck on the hand.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Nolan witnessed the very start of the peck, then quickly pivoted and skulked away.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
Small footprints and beak marks were discovered near invertebrate trails, suggesting that ancient shorebirds were pecking around in search of a meal between 39 million and 50 million years ago.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Some pine tree-nesting birds have been known to peck the tree trunk around the nest cavity so the sap will run down and protect the babies from climbing snakes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peck
Verb
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Just make sure to avoid plants that may be harmful if your dog decides to nibble on them.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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After the fact, states can sometimes nibble away at specific excesses, but their bloated constitutional powers and their abuses of those powers help spawn the crises in the first place.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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Rapper Tory Lanez, who is serving jail time, was hospitalized after another inmate stabbed him.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Plus, the open backs will keep your feet feeling cool during tons of warm-weather activities.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Every week, Netflix drops a ton of new content for viewers to stream from studios all over the world.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Musical fans will likely have a bone to pick with you, though.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Maresca has many difficult decisions to make when picking his starting XI for the final against Real Betis, but neither should be seen as risky selections.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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Taking the main melody, the nine-time Grammy winner’s piercing voice soars over lush harmonies provided by the other singers, with Eilish adding her own tasteful riffs throughout.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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If one chapter of your mortal span—your wartime experience, or a love affair—has pierced you more sharply than any other, why shouldn’t that chapter go up front?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Noun
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More than two dozen people were rescued Saturday during a record-breaking heat wave as temperatures climbed to the high 90s in parts of Southern California.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Between 2017 and 2020, more than a dozen victims hired Randhawa to purchase airline tickets, paying him between $1,100 and $12,000 each, prosecutors said.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Putin’s absence punctured hopes of a breakthrough in peace efforts that were given a push in recent months by the Trump administration and Western European leaders amid the intense maneuvering.—
Mehmet Guzel,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Williams driver Carlos Sainz failed to finish after puncturing his tire.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
3 May 2025
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The city will rope off the chunk of Wall Price Keller Road linking Wagon Court and Ray White Road between May 25 and August 12 for construction.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
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The stones came from Volyn Gems, the country’s only gem mine, which is still managing to unearth and bring to market sizeable chunks of topaz, quartz and heliodor beryl, despite much of the mainly male workforce being called up to the army.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Peck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peck. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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