prodder

Definition of proddernext

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Noun
  • Sometimes, the accountability gap could be caused by an operator gap, the divide between AI's potential and the actual real-world performance with a human prompter.
    Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Everyone — even Trent [Reznor]’s thing — was on the prompter.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • So there is such a powerful underline of her character, this sort of fierce rebel constantly wanting to find out the truth, constantly aware of her surroundings, aware of everything.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Alongside Garfield’s Ploughman is Cosmo Jarvis as the true historical figure Wat Tyler, Jamie Bell as clergyman John Ball and Thomasin McKenzie as fellow rebel Alyce.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The alleged spending was so lavish that the judge overseeing Lam's initial court appearance in Miami invoked a famous Hollywood troublemaker after hearing a prosecutor describe it.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • And all you Chicken Jockey popcorn-throwing troublemakers — your impact on moviedom has been swept from the theater.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The festival was an impressive feat of planning and production, an execution of vision that may or may not translate into alternative, insurgent thought or actions.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The insecurity landscape is also more chaotic because some groups, after initially being invited to help defend against insurgents, turned into terrorists, said Dengiyefa Angalapu, an analyst at the Center for Democracy and Development in Abuja.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • At the time, there was no real professional scene for female fighters, with the major promoters not seeing any commercial value in it.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The moving event was organized by PR industry powerhouses Helen Shelton and Angelo Ellerbee along with event promoter Roz Nixon.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Nearly 3,000 people died as a result of the attacks, including the 19 hijackers from the Islamist extremist group al-Qaida.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Studying extremists These two cases force researchers to grapple with how knowledge about violent movements is actually produced.
    Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Beniers is a big proponent of the player empowerment trend and believes players are well within their rights to turn down a trade or contract.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In order to secure the large number of signatures, proponents of initiatives typically hire petition management companies, according to the indictment.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Combined booster and cruiser Under the new phase, GE Aerospace will design and develop a combined booster and cruiser configuration.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Woodell joins the cast of Chad Powers season 2 as Jay, who Tricia brings to a Catfish game to recruit as a booster.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Prodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodder. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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