prodder

Definition of proddernext

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Noun
  • To keep that rhythm, the prompter has to talk over the other actor’s lines.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Reading the prompter, ad libbing, and then going back to that script is hard as hell, man.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • As the decade wore on, though, my parents grew up—as happens to young rebels—and my mother, unexpectedly, started thinking about having kids.
    Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Their work and mental health were further disrupted when Houthi rebels in Yemen began attacking ships in the Red Sea, with at least nine sailors killed and 11 others held captive for five months.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The book looked at the world of Bad Bridgets, a swath of Irish women emigrants that were deemed troublemakers, noting that for a time Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
  • When troublemaker Arlene moves in across the street to live with her father, Maria falls helplessly under her corrupting influence.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The act as insurgent against privilege, set to die in the rot of reason.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Mills’s primary opponent, oyster farmer and progressive insurgent Graham Platner, echoed other outsiders last year in calling for Schumer to lose his leadership post over his government shutdown dealings with Republicans.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As live performances became a more important source of revenue for artists and promoters, these factors contributed to a sustained rise in ticket costs, widening the gap between general consumer prices and the cost of attending major concerts.
    byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • And so, Mitski’s team left it to concert promoter Goldenvoice to coordinate, getting in touch with Hollywood High School principal Samual Dovlatian.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Yet Ali’s act does not only evoke terrorist incidents such as the Charlie Hebdo attack, perpetrated by Muslim extremists, just a few months prior to The Red Chador.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Italian metal extremist has been going down a rabbit hole of his own with a series of highly technical I, Voidhanger releases marked by extraterrestrial synth work and winding, stop-on-a-dime riffs.
    Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • While proponents say changes have made streets safer, critics suspect projects that reduce space for cars will only make traffic congestion worse — even after the construction disruptions end.
    Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But the firm’s been arguably the leading proponent in America for making owners of the rank-in-file.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Its current head, Mike Selig, is a thirty-six-year-old lawyer and crypto booster.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The city’s leaders and economic boosters, for their part, have hammered home the idea that the Oakland airport boasts a faster entry-and-exit experience than San Francisco, and that its parking lot is a short walk across the street from the front entrance.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Prodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodder. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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