pungled (up)

past tense of pungle (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungled (up)
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The Foundation paid the bills; no one at the Foundation got any barbecue.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The money could not be paid to a member of one’s family, including in-laws.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In my mind, not forgiving somebody only puts up the jail cell kind of around you.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Police issued a statement to the Observer saying four officers have been temporarily reassigned to uptown.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Both of them later tendered their resignations.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Many hotels, restaurants and attractions offered deep discounts to woo Nevadans into their establishments.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Lennon collection will be offered during the auction house’s live Music Memorabilia sale in London later this month.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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