pungle (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungle (up)
Verb
  • When violations occur, numerous fines have been handed out this season, typically announced on Saturday evenings.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Point guard James Harden had a quiet night scoring-wise with five points, but handed out 11 assists.
    Janis Carr, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know According to the Associated Press (AP), the vote enables the county Board of Supervisors to approve rent relief efforts to tenants who cannot afford to pay their monthly costs of living due to the immigration crackdowns.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Through their performances, the 10 remaining couples will pay tribute to influential people in their lives.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Messi dished out a trio of assists as the South Florida side pummeled the New England Revolution, 4-1, at a rainy Chase Stadium.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Daily food trucks dish out a variety of cuisines from around the world.
    Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, this is a story about imparting true wealth, including the intrinsic values and skills—motivation, hard work, creativity, risk-taking—that built the fortunes in the first place and that allow those who inherit to bloom.
    Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Cooking the shrimp with heads on is a wonderful way to impart an intense shrimp flavor to the sauce.
    Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Crash reported on northbound I-35 A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on I-35 from 27th Street/Exit 1B (SB) to Southwest Boulevard/Pennway Street/Exit 1C (NB).
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Vulnerable, the hefty game bonus would persuade me to issue an invitation.
    Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Brewers benefited from a preposterous double play in the fourth inning, when outfielder Sal Frelick bobbled a ball off the center-field wall, but managed to start a relay for a forceout at home and another at third.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Strava has also benefited from Gen Z’s move toward healthier lifestyles since the pandemic that may explain Starbucks’ foray into protein lattes and the slow death of boozy nightclubs.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The series peeks behind the plastic countertops at the people doling out driver's licenses and car registrations, finding humor in driving tests, angry patrons and office politics.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Roughly one-third of cities’ revenue comes from federal grants to states that are then doled out to cities.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In this recipe, country music star Lainey Wilson draws on her Louisiana roots, rolling the regional sausage into balls before coating them in breadcrumbs and frying until crispy on the outside, but still tender inside.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Both of them later tendered their resignations.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Pungle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungle%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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