as in picked at
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
kept pecking at their prodigal daughter to get off the couch and to start looking for a job
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Earlier in December, Pope Benedict XV urged a holiday truce.—
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Travelers are urged to keep up to date with weather alerts from their local NWS offices before setting out.—
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Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Vonnegut begged readers to choose kindness, to keep winking through the darkness.—
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Outside Online,
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Fans online have begged her family to give her professional tools like a PC or VOCALOID software.—
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“Pecked (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pecked%20%28at%29. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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