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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungled (up)
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First handed out in 1974, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has introduced several new categories this year, including Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series, Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series, and Outstanding Regional Content in a Daytime Genre.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025 -
On Tuesday, October 14, members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) handed out flyers at more than a dozen airports across the country, including LaGuardia Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
17 Oct. 2025
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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
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The question of who is going to shell out, besides the usual suspects like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which have doled out soft loans in the past, also looms large when the government is still stabilizing its economy amid a challenging global landscape.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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So, Castle acquired the rights to Ira Levin's novel, and Paramount Pictures paid Castle a handsome sum to produce Rosemary's Baby.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Faced with hunger, instability, and salaries that weren’t paid for months, men and women responded differently.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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In my mind, not forgiving somebody only puts up the jail cell kind of around you.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Bachmeier finished with 172 passing yards and a touchdown to go with 89 yards and two scores on the ground, while LJ Martin put up 162 yards and a TD on 25 carries.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The company also issued capital expenditures guidance of around $525 million for the year, less than a prior forecast of $600 million.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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And despite the government shutdown, the consumer price index report for September will be issued by the Labor Department on Friday after key personnel were recalled.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Both of them later tendered their resignations.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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With their stockpile of financial flexibility, the Sox could trade for a player who was likely to be non-tendered elsewhere.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Harvard Lampoon’s ad offered two suggested surrender dates, April Fool’s Day and April 14.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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For over a decade, the show offered viewers simple recipes and inspiration themed to different events and moments.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Yet for all of his stoned foolishness, Bob has clearly imparted a real distrust of authority to his kid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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The singles who made it to the end were less polished, which imparted a feeling of spontaneity sorely lacking here.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Pungled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungled%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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