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as in to urge
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
a public outcry eventually prodded the politicians into action
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as in stimulus
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Recent Examples of prod
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Leader after leader prodded the Bank of Japan to cut rates.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025
Luis Gutiérrez Arias, Zaina Bseiso, prod.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Wondrous Neptune is soaring into your 9th House of Investigations, prodding you out of your comfort zone.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Leader after leader prodded the Bank of Japan to cut rates.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
The Talons are a practical tool designed for fire management, intended for people who like to poke and prod and arrange the flame for ultimate combustibility and efficiency.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025
Luis Gutiérrez Arias, Zaina Bseiso, prod.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prod
Verb
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Hadn’t poked my nose in anywhere, hadn’t seen anything, and just really enjoyed watching the film.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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And the Banchet’s executive director, Michael Muser, poked at food influencers, made fun of the rising popularity of alcohol-free wine and jabbed at some restaurants using AI for creating recipes.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Professionals are implicitly urged to respond faster, compress the calendar and add more tracking to show work in motion.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to set a July trial date in Luigi Mangione's state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, two months before jury selection in his federal death penalty case.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This suggests the presence of an internal, self-evolving latent variable—independent of external stimuli—that shapes the timing structure of motivation and decision-making.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Feland adds that the additional gravitational load gives an extra stimulus for the bone to build more tissue in people who don’t get that through weight-bearing exercise or resistance training.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While Beijing has rolled out trade-in subsidies to spur sales of cars and appliances, the rebound in spending has been uneven.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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This stirring biopic dramatizes the steps taken by Emmett's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler), to seek justice against the odds by bringing the tragedy to the national media, helping spur the Civil Rights Act of 1957.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Warned about assignments, encouraged to job hunt This story is based on interviews with 10 current and former Post staffers drawn from both the newsroom and the business side of the paper.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Matt Damon, the star of many movies that college students may not have seen, said that Netflix has started encouraging filmmakers to put action sequences in the first five minutes of a film to get viewers hooked.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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So before jumping into any sort of physical stimulation, focus on mental arousal and set the scene.—
Zahra Thompson,
SELF,
28 Jan. 2026
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Through this stimulation of the healing processes in soft tissues and bones by acoustic waves, the healing process can be made faster and less painful for patients.—
William Jones,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the Baylor study, participants watched a video of a hand being stabbed with a needle.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Goncalves, meanwhile, was stabbed roughly 38 times, including 24 stab and incised wounds on her scalp, face, and neck, another 11 stab and incised wounds to the chest, and three stab and incised wounds of the upper extremities.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The two appeared to exchange words while walking toward security, with Richardson still nudging him and appearing to reach for his face.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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But this was a breakout year for Victorious’s Leon Thomas, who nudged a song or two into department store rotation after moonlighting in music for ages.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Prod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prod. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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