prodder

Definition of proddernext

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Noun
  • Today, while a prompter interacts directly with the separate query, an architect is a multi-responsible person.
    Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • As always, let the prompter beware.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Accompanying the violence, both the Naxals and the security forces – including local militia raised to combat the rebels – have been accused of horrific human rights abuses, including abductions, torture and rape.
    Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The rebels have reported two cases.
    Jean-Yves Kamale, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 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
  • In recent weeks, the race for Los Angeles mayor has been dominated by reality star Spencer Pratt, who, following an expectation-exceeding debate performance, has risen in the polls with an insurgent campaign specializing in producing or promoting brash and direct online videos.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 June 2026
  • Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi think the incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and insurgent former reality TV star Spencer Pratt are most likely to advance to the second round.
    Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Nio signed on several brand promoters, including Robin Zeng, the CEO of CATL, the industry's battery giant, who affirmed in a marketing video that about 2,000 of his employees had bought Nio cars.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2026
  • Fight Night is a local promotion led by Melendez – a former San Francisco State wrestler – and longtime MMA promoter Scott Coker.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • And when Khomeini broke that promise, my father was one of the first to stand up to him and the extremists who hijacked that revolution.
    Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 2 June 2026
  • Republicans have sought to cast him as an effete extremist.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • But for longtime leaders of education organizations and tech proponents, the book has become a problem.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 May 2026
  • Whatever proponents call these statutes, the national effect is the same.
    Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • After launch, the glide vehicle separates from its booster and races toward its target at hypersonic speed while maneuvering along the way.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
  • Then there was the first powered landing of an orbital rocket first-stage booster in 2015.
    David Szondy May 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
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“Prodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodder. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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