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 He was plucked out of retirement to take on the demanding role of helping in the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 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 In the 35th minute of their second match, against Egypt, Temwa plucked a high ball out of the air, spun around a defender, and found the feet of fellow phenom Rose Kadzere. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026 The spa The on-site spa could never be a flashy, luxury spa plucked from any random resort. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Echoing his sentiment, Hinata’s hiking trails are full of nature scenes practically plucked from a storybook. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Mette Brink Søberg, the head of research and development, delicately topped a berry gazpacho dish with colorful flower petals, recently plucked from the nearby garden, in the test kitchen. — James Brooks, Fortune, 30 July 2026

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Breakfast is at Fritz & Felix, lunch is squeezed into the Wintergarten conservatory, and dinner is either ordered to my room or eaten dressed up in the restaurants.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Consumers show signs of strain Recent data indicate that some consumers' budgets are being squeezed.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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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
Hate crime charges have been filed against a man who disrupted Shabbat services in Manhattan's Central Synagogue and struck two people while being hustled outside Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hustled

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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
Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

Investors are wondering if the rally could mark a turning point for bitcoin, whose price has been stuck in a prolonged slump since October, ahead of a seasonally bullish period for the coin.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
For the past few years, Florida’s housing market has been stuck in a strange kind of standoff.

— Justin Onorato, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of stuck

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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
But the war needs to end because every day that the war continues, America gets weaker, Iran gets stronger, and people here in the United States get screwed, as prices go up, and up and up.

— NBC news, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of screwed

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The last time two American women played in the Cincinnati final was in 1970, when Rosie Casals beat Nancy Richey.

— Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
A day earlier, the Buccaneers had beaten the Panthers in their final game of the regular season, only to witness Carolina claim the NFC South anyway.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

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