1
as in pulled
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
it took some effort to pry up the trap door
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2
as in yanked
to draw out by force or with effort
a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle
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as in interfered
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
don't go prying into other people's business
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Recent Examples of pried
Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
And almost every president has understood, in one way or another, that America cannot be pried apart from its ideals and remain America.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Firefighters pried part of the home open with an axe to douse the inside with water, the video shows.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
The manager of a rental car company who reported the vehicle stolen believed the lockbox containing the keys had been pried open, and said two other vehicles were stolen from the same garage.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Or has the gold already been melted down, and the diamonds, rubies and sapphires pried from their settings and sold for the sum of their parts?
—John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Malkin pried a few gory details out about the storylines out of LaNasa.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
In the lab, the team pried the soldiers’ teeth open.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
Here, beauty becomes literal violence as her mouth is pried open, and nourishment becomes punishment.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
The officers and two bystanders pried open the truck’s door and pulled the driver to safety, the agency said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
And almost every president has understood, in one way or another, that America cannot be pried apart from its ideals and remain America.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Firefighters pried part of the home open with an axe to douse the inside with water, the video shows.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
The manager of a rental car company who reported the vehicle stolen believed the lockbox containing the keys had been pried open, and said two other vehicles were stolen from the same garage.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Or has the gold already been melted down, and the diamonds, rubies and sapphires pried from their settings and sold for the sum of their parts?
—John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Malkin pried a few gory details out about the storylines out of LaNasa.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
In the lab, the team pried the soldiers’ teeth open.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
Here, beauty becomes literal violence as her mouth is pried open, and nourishment becomes punishment.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Pried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pried. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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