pecked

past tense of peck
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as in nibbled
to eat reluctantly and in small bites found out that fashion models never really eat—they just peck at small meals in expensive restaurants

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Recent Examples of pecked The two teams faced off again on Sunday, and once again, the Birds pecked Kansas City, this time in a three-point victory. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pecked
Verb
  • Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.
    Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And despite the encroaching waves, which nibbled more of our NewFarms every month.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson allegedly then stabbed her several times, according to Kearny Police, per the outlets.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • During a confrontation, Bryant stabbed K9 Roam multiple times, police said.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not on the same scale, but some of the more overheated meme-like stocks have been punctured without much apparent disruption to the large-cap core of the market.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps nothing vital had been punctured.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 21-year-old conservationist's father died at age 44 in 2006 after being pierced by a stingray barb while filming in Australia.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Minutes into Game 3, shovels pierced the ground to dig the Blue Jays’ postseason grave.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Frantic customers are seen watching the chaotic scene unfold and fleeing, with some tumbling to the ground after seemingly being jabbed.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • These bakeries were picked by the editors of Southern Living who report, research, and visit restaurants across the South.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Louisville was picked second in the league’s coaches poll.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Larry, a true cynic, was stuck in a different time, gagged and bound by a tireless insistence on creating art that subverted and satirized those same good old-fashioned family values.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
  • There was one particular pass that stuck in the mind.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Pecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pecked. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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