Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pricked
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If the worst happens and the dome is punctured, 2,000 tonnes of CO2 will enter the atmosphere.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Dec. 2025 -
The same could not be said of her trachea, which had been punctured lethally from the attack.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Whistle blasts pierced the early January chill in a now-familiar community response employed by activists in US cities to alert neighbors to the presence of immigration officers.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Remove the foil and continue to bake until the lasagna is tender all the way through when pierced with a knife, the cheese is bubbling and the top is golden brown, about 15 minutes more.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Open Book author has previously poked fun at the tuna gaffe.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Scott Adams, who kept cubicle denizens laughing for more than three decades with Dilbert, the bitingly funny comic strip that poked fun at the absurdity of corporate life, before racist remarks got him pink-slipped, died Tuesday.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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The final came Monday night, when the AFC North champions squandered some early momentum before getting drilled 30-6 by Houston, the most lopsided home playoff loss in team history.—
Will Graves,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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Jennings made the throw while getting drilled by All-Pro defensive tackle Jalen Carter, who was flagged for roughing the passer.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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For the separator, small pieces of PET were flattened and carefully perforated with hot needles.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The bullet that hit Tarnor in the chest perforated a rib, the upper lobe of both lungs and the right atrium of his heart.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 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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With a merciless 56-22 thumping of Oregon in the Peach Bowl, the Hoosiers punched their ticket to their first national championship game appearance in program history.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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That December, the subway was moving along channels that had been bored much earlier.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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These days, the aviary houses parakeets that are mostly rejects from friends whose kids got bored with them.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Pricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pricked. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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