pungle (up)

verb

Definition of pungle (up)next
as in to fork (over, out, or up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungle (up)
  1. hand out
  2. pay
  3. impart
  4. dish out
  5. issue
  6. benefit
  7. put up
  8. tender
Verb
  • Dream guard Jordin Canada handed out her 227th assist of the season.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Not simply to attend career fairs or hand out brochures but to give students real exposure to industries, career paths and professionals.
    — Valerie Mcgehee, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of hand out
Verb
  • During that time, farmers and ranchers were paid around $180 per acre-foot of water conserved.
    — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The board recently approved eliminating 168 general fund positions, and the district projects paying $49 million less in salaries this year.
    — David Smiley, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pay
Verb
  • His skill, work ethic and knowledge are imparted in the meeting room and on the field, edge rusher Byron Young said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This is the property of liquid that imparts an upward force to an object against gravity’s downward pull.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
Definition of impart
Verb
  • This weekend, an extrordinary heat wave was set to dish out punishment from Arizona to Texas and up through parts of Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming and the Dakotas.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • Dr Caleb Mentzer is a trauma surgeon who sees some of the worst injuries the mountains can dish out.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Definition of dish out
Verb
  • Both face felony arson charges, while authorities had also issued an arrest warrant for the owner of the wind generator company.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Washington is in the midst of a record-setting statewide drought, leading the governor to issue a statewide burn ban on Saturday.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of issue
Verb
  • America’s tech companies are benefiting from the largest investment surge in history, according to the Bank of International Settlements — many of them headquartered on the West Coast.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • These bright spots come as the AI data center boom has benefited some industries, but deeply divided many communities where the centers are located.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefit
Verb
  • Iran routinely puts up billboards across the city, purporting to demonstrate its might amid the war with Israel and the US.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus has narrowly missed the playoffs in back-to-back years despite Zach Werenski putting up two borderline MVP-caliber seasons.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of put up
Verb
  • However, some may tender while others dock depending on port conditions, the ship’s size and other factors.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • Cubes that are richly caramelized outside but creamy and tender within?
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of tender
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