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Adjective
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After a stinging loss at Wichita State over the weekend, Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway is still figuring out why the Tigers aren't playing their best.—
Corinne S Kennedy,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
25 Jan. 2026 -
The itchy rash is accompanied by intense stinging, pain, and burning.—
Fara Rosenzweig,
Outside,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities.—
Laura Dorwart,
Health,
22 Dec. 2025
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It is spread to people and pets through the bites and scratches of an infected animal, and first symptoms may include flu, weakness, discomfort, fever, headache, as well as a prickling sensation at the site of the wound, before turning into more severe disease after around two weeks.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These injuries resulted in 684 days lost per 1,000 training hours during menstruation, compared to 206 days lost during non-bleeding days.—
Ciara Lucas,
SELF,
16 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Wharton dealt with a nagging hamstring injury, which limited him to nine appearances in the regular season.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2026
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But that’s if the 35-year-old Semien (who missed the last six weeks of last season with a fractured foot) and especially Robert, who has a history of nagging injuries and only once played more than 110 games in six years with the White Sox, stay healthy.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Their second goal came on a play that McLellan still felt postgame should have been overturned for goalie interference, with Dylan Strome seemingly poking a puck out from under Gibson’s glove and scoring on a wraparound.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Spillman seemingly didn’t mind poking fun at her age, hitting the comedic beat again in the November episode that featured the finalists.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Testing is also challenging, as finding a leak requires puncturing the spinal canal, which can create new leaks.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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The past two months of mostly sideways churn within 3% of record highs for the S & P 500 has helped to rebalance the market, puncturing the aggressive sense of destiny around many AI plays, subduing some speculative misbehavior and allowing valuations to settle.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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And for those itching to get back outside, check out the Tri-State Fishing and Outdoor Show and load up on gear for when temperatures rise again – or be sure to snag a camo jacket!—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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And by 2003, Ellery was 18 and itching to explore again, this time by freight train.—
Elyssa Goodman,
Them.,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Pricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pricking. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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