prodder

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Noun
  • As always, let the prompter beware.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • To keep that rhythm, the prompter has to talk over the other actor’s lines.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Its leaders have been working to rebuild relations with Arab and Western countries that had shunned Syria under former President Bashar Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 by rebels, who then installed a new government.
    Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • As the years tick by, the lips become a bit of a rebel.
    Micaela English, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, younger brother Sam begins to suspect that Michael's new friends are not merely troublemakers, but vampires.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Retaliation can include being assigned to a station far from home, passed up for promotions or labeled a troublemaker.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Kidal's capture in a similar militant-insurgent alliance over a decade ago was at the root of the security crisis that has shaken Mali.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Mali has faced years of escalating insurgent violence; the ruling military junta, which pledged to restore stability in a 2020 coup, turned to Russia for assistance in its counterinsurgency campaign.
    Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While living in Dubai, Kinahan presented himself as a legitimate boxing promoter.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • King is a prominent boxing promoter who has worked with some of the most successful boxers over the course of his 50-year career.
    PEOPLE, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Reparations will support education, economic aid and mental health services, with programs specifically targeting women and girls who endured systematic persecution by extremists in Timbuktu.
    Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Conservative activists said the group was intentionally − and unfairly − labeling mainstream political and religious organizations as extremist, raising concerns about political bias.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Many proponents expressed frustration with the school board and administration as multiyear efforts to bring Arabic language instruction to District 230 appeared to stall, culminating with the recent resignation of the only Arab American member of the school board.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • These excess profit taxes are not always as efficacious as proponents hope for.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • The company successfully landed its booster on a barge during another mission later in the year.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
  • And while Marisa Abela has the indefatigable Industry boosters behind her, we’ve been burned by Emmy hope for that show before.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
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“Prodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodder. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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