pungled (up)

verb

past tense of pungle (up)
as in forked (over, out, or up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungled (up)
  1. handed out
  2. doled out
  3. paid
  4. put up
  5. issued
  6. tendered
  7. offered
  8. imparted
Verb
  • During the ceremony, boxes of Girl Scout cookies would be handed out to the audience—to Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and much of the Hollywood establishment.
    — Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Herrera received one of the boxes that were handed out at a makeshift shelter adjacent to the beach.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of handed out
Verb
  • Before that, the Academy doled out an Honorary Oscar when the impact and excellence of a foreign film became too conspicuous to ignore, as with Italy’s The Bicycle Thief in 1949 or Japan’s Rashomon in 1952.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
  • Budweiser and Michelob Ultra maker AB InBev, the World’s Cup’s official beer sponsor, doled out marketing support to bars and hosted 200,000 watch parties in 40 countries.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of doled out
Verb
  • But if your paperwork is approved and your interview is completed, and your fees are paid, congratulations!
    — Josie Fischels, NPR, 14 July 2026
  • Colleges across the country have paid out nearly $3 million to settle three of those cases, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of paid
Verb
  • The Hawks downed the Celtics 102-90, putting up their most well-rounded offensive outing.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • Detour signs have been put up to direct drivers away from the stretch of Markham on either side of the bridge.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026
Definition of put up
Verb
  • He was authorized to work in the US and had been issued a Social Security number, according to the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Minnesota officials issued an air quality alert from Tuesday through Friday for areas including the Twin Cities metro area, Alexandria and Two Harbors, with very heavy smoke expected across the state’s northeastern corner as large wildfires spread.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of issued
Verb
  • The Flyers tendered the five-year, $90-million offer sheet to Carlsson on Friday, which would require four of the Flyers’ first-round draft picks in each of the next four seasons as compensation.
    — Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • On Friday, the Philadelphia Flyers tendered a five-year, $90 million offer sheet to Anaheim Ducks forward Leo Carlsson.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Definition of tendered
Verb
  • Together, those accounts represent nearly $220 million in potential black-market sales, with threat actors increasing both the number of accounts offered and their asking prices as demand for matches grows.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • Afterward, an organization that provides free legal representation for artists in Illinois reached out and offered its services.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of offered
Verb
  • The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The game changer was a move to fermentation in stainless-steel tanks or neutral wood barrels, which imparted fewer oak characteristics to the wines.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of imparted
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