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adjective

as in provoked

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pinpricked

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verb

past tense of pinprick
as in thrust

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinpricked
  1. tested
  2. thrust
  3. tortured
  4. punched
  5. frustrated
  6. poked
  7. aggravated
  8. sliced
Adjective
  • Each application is pre-tested and integrated into the platform to reduce deployment time and improve reliability for end users.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
  • But summer back in New York, amid the fug of the city, requires a return to a tested and true formula.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 June 2025
Definition of tested
Verb
  • Returning home with the glittering medal draped on his neck, Cassius is lauded but also thrust right back into the oppressive, segregated and deeply racist Louisville.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • On a journey to protect the fate of her children, Eliza is thrust into a perilous race through London’s dark underworld, where she is confronted by an unexpected villain.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of thrust
Adjective
  • Florida has had a tortured relationship with this Biden-era money, originally intended to bolster states’ public charging networks for electric cars.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Our tortured contemporary education is a logical outgrowth of its origin story.
    — Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tortured
Verb
  • Prosecutors said Brown punched the firefighter in the chest, and that the firefighter responded by taking a Halligan bar — made of metal and typically used to break down or pry open doors — from the fire truck.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • When a second waiter tried to pull Gonzalez off the victim, Gonzalez punched that worker in the face as well.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of punched
Adjective
  • Plenty of others, namely frustrated fans, are pondering the other stuff for him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Middlewood, who is based in Kansas, does not expect frustrated rural voters to shift to the Democratic Party, given how long the state has been a Republican stronghold.
    — Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of frustrated
Verb
  • Reid returned but kept grabbing at his lower back, White returned after being poked in eye.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Kessler, standing nearby during Williams’ postgame news conference, poked his head out from behind a black curtain and gave his teammate a thumbs-up.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of poked
Adjective
  • The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office charged him in July 2025 with first-degree murder and attempted aggravated robbery.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Thompson is being held in Escambia County awaiting extradition to Georgia on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of aggravated
Verb
  • The Lakers went to sleep in the second quarter and started to get cooked by the Warriors, watching their big lead get sliced to 53-53 at the half.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Within the first three minutes a guy gets sliced up like a block of cheese by a nefarious wire trap.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sliced
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