as in loads
a considerable amount
now you're in a peck of trouble
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as in stabs
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 Synonyms for pecks
Noun
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To fix these problems, smart grid systems now use advanced energy management tools to balance power loads in real time.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Its presence becomes obvious when a data center project is delayed because a transformer cannot be delivered on time, or when utilities cannot build transmission lines quickly enough to support new computing loads.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Keeping gladiolus and other bulbs in bulb cages or a DIY cage made of chicken wire can add extra rodent protection and make sure nothing nibbles on your plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Alex breaks free and, in a panic, repeatedly stabs Evelyn with the syringe.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Spike takes one of Kelson's tranquilizer darts filled with morphine and stabs Samson in the arm with it.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This facility is claimed to have an annual carbon removal capacity of 3,000 tons and is the world’s first technology-agnostic Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility, hosting up to ten different DAC technologies in one location.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The design includes tons of additional features, including an anti-snore setting (elevates the mattress slightly to open up the nasal passages), dual massage settings (individual massages on both sides of the bed), and a zero-gravity setting (head and foot elevation).—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Haggard jabs Baird over mailers The race is already tense.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Project 2025 calls for Title I to be delivered to states as block grants, or chunks of money with few restrictions.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, avocados can be found frozen in convenient chunks.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Recounting his visit with Shelton’s body after she’d been taken off of life support in From Bleak to Dark, Maron punctures the somber scene with a joke about taking a selfie.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There are piles of rubble and tangles of cable.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Black widows and brown widows are usually found in wood piles, garages, around mailboxes, and in areas of the home that aren’t commonly cleaned.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Pecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pecks. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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