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
  • The annual awards, which recognize the most absurd research science can offer, were handed out at a ceremony in Zurich on Thursday.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to a multitude of crafts awards, there are several program categories being handed out from Reality to Variety to Documentary to Game Shows.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of handed out
Verb
  • The thousands of emergency responders had, as of Wednesday morning, doled out medical treatment to at least 4,070 people throughout several districts as of early Wednesday, officials said.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Before Tuesday's vote, the punishment has been doled out just 28 other times.
    — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of doled out
Verb
  • He was released from the Rio Grande detention center on August 28 after his family paid a $20,000 bond.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Sixty years after television audiences first tuned in to see the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, an astronaut on board the International Space Station has paid tribute to Star Trek by flying the badge of the franchise’s latest fictional captain.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of paid
Verb
  • Shortly after Seattle's Super Bowl victory the team was formally put up for sale by Jody Allen, whose late brother, Paul, purchased the Seahawks in 1997 for $194 million.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Seven decades later, the Elegante has finally been put up for public sale for the first time.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of put up
Verb
  • Bengals president Mike Brown issued a statement backing both Taylor and Tobin days after the season.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Supreme Court order was issued just in time for the start of a 60-day period before the election, in which broadcasters are required by US law to offer ad discounts to individual candidates.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of issued
Verb
  • Now the question for the Heat becomes whether a similar deal tendered to Nikola Jovic will require contract gymnastics of their own down the line, with that extension kicking in this season.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The team drafted him out of high school in the summer of 2013 and non-tendered him in the fall of 2022.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of tendered
Verb
  • At the University of Miami, the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science is spearheading sea-rise research and has even offered an undergraduate course devoted to the topic.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • However, Ke only landed a few minor TV and film roles after his early fame and found himself being offered stereotypical parts geared toward Asians.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of offered
Verb
  • The Oscar-winning actor also imparted wisdom onto Matheson on what exactly acting is.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
  • His skill, work ethic and knowledge are imparted in the meeting room and on the field, edge rusher Byron Young said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of imparted
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