Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungled (up)
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Now that the dust has settled on an Africa Cup of Nations final that will be remembered for years, African soccer’s governing body has handed out punishments for the chaos that ensued.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Demonstrators without masks wretched in the streets as volunteers handed out bottles of water to flush their eyes.—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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No formal punishment was ever doled out to the players.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The 49ers doled out the requisite compliments to the Seahawks, Darnold and their defense.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
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At the world premiere of Margot Robbie's buzzy new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, the Australian actress paid tribute to Elizabeth Taylor's legendary Hollywood romance with Richard Burton by donning Taylor's iconic Cartier Taj Mahal necklace on the red carpet.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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The board paid 50 building engineers and 123 cafeteria workers who volunteered to clean schools this month as a stopgap after the two contract rejections.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
30 Jan. 2026
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There were 16,655 homes on the market (a 9% drop from November) and only 3,520 new homes were put up for sale (a 19% drop from November).—
Hailey Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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The naked man put up a good fight, but was overpowered and brought to the Arend, Roggeveen’s flagship.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The federal indictment issued by a grand jury was unsealed on Friday.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Last year, Richardson issued a public apology to her boyfriend, Christian Coleman, after she was arrested on a fourth-degree domestic violence offense for allegedly assaulting Coleman at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in July.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, Bellinger's play dipped after winning the World Series in the 2020 season, and the Dodgers non-tendered him in 2022.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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After whiffing on Schwarber, the team’s biggest move to date to help improve the offense has been the signing of 28-year-old outfielder JJ Bleday, who was non-tendered by the Athletics following a disappointing 2025 season.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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The work offered by Alban isn’t sufficient for the couple to make a living, least of all in a new-to-them urban economy where everything from renting an apartment to making a bank withdrawal comes with hidden costs.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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But Molly White, a computer programmer who is a prominent critic of the crypto industry and tracks such offers, told me that crypto exchanges have seldom, if ever, paid stablecoin holders as high a return rate as Binance is providing for USD1, or offered bonus returns on such large quantities.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Actor-director Maury talks about the lessons imparted from his time on the cult series and now movie.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2026
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Even after 500 charge–discharge cycles at −30 °C, the rod-like crystals remained crack-free, underscoring the mechanical resilience imparted by crystallographic engineering.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Pungled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungled%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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