pungled (up)

past tense of pungle (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungled (up)
Verb
  • Nominations for the 2026 Globes in all now 27 categories will be announced December 8, with the awards handed out during the 83rd Golden Globes on January 11, 2026, when Nikki Glaser returns to host the ceremony airing live on CBS and Paramount+ with Showtime.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Fans are encouraged to wear white from head to toe, while White Rally Towels presented by Wegmans will be handed out upon entry to help fuel the noise and intensity.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Powered by TalkShopLive’s interactive platform, the event merged insightful, behind-the-scenes celebrity storytelling with step-by-step tutorials that could be replicated in an instant — simply by adding to cart the products mentioned by Nandy, with relevant anecdotes doled out by Berkley.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Pick from an assortment of delicious recipes doled out by a roster of sprightly locals, from apple strudel to Sacher-style chocolate gâteaux.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With the ending of placements at the Civic and city-funded rooms in other CoLEAD shelters, safety ambassadors who were paid to quell the violence on Third Avenue turned to other shelter organizations.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Brighton paid second-tier Dutch club Breda less than £2million for the then 20-year-old in September 2020, with the potential for the fee to rise to nearly £3m with add-ons.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The fans have put up with a lot.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Two days later, the Chiefs put aside the agitation and put up their best offensive outing in two years (and four days) for a 37-20 win against the Ravens.
    Sam McDowell October 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Najmeh told state television that the vote is taking place under a new temporary electoral framework established by a decree issued earlier this year by al-Sharaa.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 5 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
  • The Seahawks put the Bucs in obvious situations, then offered little resistance.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • His group supports an end to the war, and has encouraged Hamas to take the deal offered by the White House, a position shared by party leaders but not progressive activists.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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