Thesaurus results for PLUCKED

plucked

verb

past tense of pluck

as in squeezed

to rob by the use of trickery or threats the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible

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Recent Examples of plucked But for guests seeking deeper immersion in nature, the wildflower garden with more than 200 plant species looks like it was plucked straight from a fairy tale. — Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026 The Muir swivel chair in oxblood velvet feels plucked out of a Hollywood Regency–style boutique hotel lobby. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026 Woodard went undrafted out of UNLV in 2025, and the Dolphins plucked him off the Texans’ practice squad in mid-December. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 If the Panthers didn’t want him, in other words, he’d probably be plucked off the waiver wire by someone else. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 Nicola Peltz Beckham has been plucked to receive a rising star award for her work as an actress, producer and budding filmmaker. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Doubs plucked the ball over Gonzalez, who had successfully backed him near the boundary but couldn’t box out the 6-foot-2 receiver entirely. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 The bass player plucked each of his instrument’s four strings, one at a time, while turning the corresponding tuning pegs. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 After forming a yellow pool in the river, the ducks floated for around 15 minutes before a winner and runner-up were plucked from the water. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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America’s aging farmers have been holding on to machinery for longer than usual as low crop prices and rising costs squeezed their finances.

— Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Officials said the bears appeared to have squeezed through a 1-foot-wide opening in the concrete structure (likely seeking water during hot, humid weather) and then couldn’t get back out.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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Officers hustled the residents, including the children, out of the home, while Walsh and the second officer found the suspect hiding in a bathroom.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Two of the men quickly hopped up and hustled down the sidewalk, while the third sat for a second before replacing the manhole cover, and walked away, the video shows.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of hustled

Verb

The rest of us just got the surface, but who could feel cheated?

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

My husband recently screwed over his business partner by taking significantly more of the profit for himself.

— Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
The hardest physical part was actually taking down the old blinds, which had been screwed tightly into the window frame years prior.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of screwed

Verb

She had been beaten and stabbed inside her home, and her body was then placed in the trunk of her car.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Tysie Gallagher, Terri Harper and Caroline Dubois beat Americans Brandi Robinson, Miranda Reyes and Amelia Moore, respectively, earlier in the night, while Reina Tellez defeated Jessica Barry for the United States’ only victory.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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