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 There’s no trace of anything strummed or plucked; clusters of tone simply materialize out of thin air, as capricious as weather. —

Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026 He’s plucked employees from companies like Uber, Google, and Facebook to professionalize the place. —

Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026 In 2007, Nick Saban’s Alabama plucked him from NC State, hiring him as receivers coach and recruiting coordinator, and in differing ways, the two leveled each other up. —

Jason Kirk, New York Times, 5 May 2026 The fish look like they’ve been plucked from the surface of the moon, with a porous, shaggy batter that shatters. —

Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 One of those appointees would be plucked from a nominee list drawn up by the Denver Regional Council of Governments, and another must be a current or former member of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents many RTD train and bus operators. —

Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 4 May 2026 Discovery and inspiration await in Casablanca, where leafy boulevards are lined by a diverse blend of architectural styles and lively markets are filled with treasures plucked from old villas and handcrafted by artisans. —

Liza Foreman, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026 The Orion capsule will be returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for additional study following the mission — but before it was plucked from the ocean, the divers managed to capture images of the capsule and its heat shield underwater. —

Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Using sculpting gel, nail artists are creating 3D blooms—go-to shades include baby pink, plum, and vermillion—that rise off the nail, with petals so defined they almost look freshly plucked. —

Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 Apr. 2026

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Meanwhile, American families are getting squeezed by high gas prices, unaffordable housing, soaring grocery bills and out-of-touch politicians who are more focused on woke ideology than on real solutions.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Geneva coach Brad Wendell knew that Kastor’s slow start last season squeezed him out of the lineup.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026