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Recent Examples of pule Brightman’s Josh also comes across as more of a puling partner than his TV predecessor. Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pule
Verb
  • The Wolverines whimpered to an 11-point loss against the Sooners but otherwise looked good in wider wins over New Mexico (34-17) and Central Michigan (63-3).
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • But after that leadoff bang, the Red Sox whimpered through the next four innings.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Her mother was too malnourished to breast-feed; the baby cried constantly, began losing weight, and developed ulcers and infections.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a video testimony, the man, whose name was not released, is seen falling to his knees and sobbing.
    Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And then as soon as the standing ovation started, I was started sobbing again.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Pule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pule. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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