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
An all-star cast plucked from different corners of the pop culture firmament leads Ryan Murphy's All's Fair, a Hulu legal drama about female divorce attorneys who open their own practice.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Such is life in Marthaland, where homemaking tasks are plucked from the realm of everyday drudgery and elevated to a pure pursuit of excellence.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Many of his paintings, with shades plucked from the colors of the rainbow, address themes that help tell the story of the LGBTQ community.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
At times, Gerber has even worn pieces plucked directly from Crawford’s wardrobe.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
Raped with a statue of Jesus plucked from a mantle.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Halloween is on the doorstep, Thanksgiving a month away, but the 60-foot evergreen plucked from the La Tour Demonstration Forest will soon find its winter home on the west lawn of the Capitol at 10th and L streets.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Bookworm Gardens Bookworm Gardens feels as if it’s been plucked straight from the pages of a storybook—literally.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
The 24-year-old has had quite the journey since she was plucked from obscurity at 17 years old to play Maria in Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story.
—Helen Mirren, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Such is life in Marthaland, where homemaking tasks are plucked from the realm of everyday drudgery and elevated to a pure pursuit of excellence.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Many of his paintings, with shades plucked from the colors of the rainbow, address themes that help tell the story of the LGBTQ community.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
At times, Gerber has even worn pieces plucked directly from Crawford’s wardrobe.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
Raped with a statue of Jesus plucked from a mantle.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Halloween is on the doorstep, Thanksgiving a month away, but the 60-foot evergreen plucked from the La Tour Demonstration Forest will soon find its winter home on the west lawn of the Capitol at 10th and L streets.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Bookworm Gardens Bookworm Gardens feels as if it’s been plucked straight from the pages of a storybook—literally.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
The 24-year-old has had quite the journey since she was plucked from obscurity at 17 years old to play Maria in Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story.
—Helen Mirren, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plucked
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Steamer or Iron When squeezed into a small suitcase, clothes have a tendency to wrinkle.—
Abbey Hudetz,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
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Mountain View Fire Rescue hustled to get to a fire caused by a power pole that blew down.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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My mother—an incredible single mom of four kids—just hustled.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
5 Dec. 2025
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Tuesday’s loss in Orlando stung a little more for the Miami Heat than the usual December loss during a long 82-game regular season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
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But still, some losses have stung harder than others.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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The tension resurfaced when her sister discovered her partner had cheated again and asked to stay at the poster’s home with both children.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Every town has its nostalgic spots—ice cream shops, deli counters, old-school diners—that seem to have cheated time.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Get live security wait times, so you’re not stuck in a five‑hour shuffle line that’s already happening.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Sheridan figured out how to format her book, made a cover for it and stuck it on Amazon.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And, as usual, the people with the fewest resources will get screwed.—
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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No matter what Robert does, he’s totally screwed.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Two teenage girls are charged with kidnapping a teenage boy after allegedly luring him into a basement and beating him for three hours in early November.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Josh Doan scored, Colten Ellis made 30 saves in his first game in a month and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday night to give them 12 victories in their past 13 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Plucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plucked. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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