pungled (up)

Definition of pungled (up)next
past tense of pungle (up)

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Verb
  • And a pair of honorary Palmes will be handed out, to Barbra Streisand and to Peter Jackson.
    Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The awards show also sees trophies handed out across 114 categories.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • His proposal would hold flat a consistent source of revenue, Local Government Distributive Funds — a slice of state income taxes doled out to municipalities.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • That’s where the money is doled out.
    Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • An earnings tax is a tax paid on income earned by a person, like salaries, wages, tips and investments.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Athletes have largely won the freedom to transfer almost at will via the portal along with the ability to be paid by schools that are now doling out more than $20 million a year to their athletes.
    Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a game Boston’s All-Star scorer and playmaker sat with an injury, Pritchard came off the bench and put up 23 points and six assists on 10-of-20 shooting from the field.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • After managing only 11 runs and 19 in their first four games of the road trip, the Cubs put up 15 runs and 24 hits in the last two games versus Tampa Bay.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Judge Antonio Arzola denied the request for a standard bond, citing probable cause, and issued an elevated $5,000 bond.
    Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • One credit will be issued per person.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Broncos signed or tendered 13 of their 17 restricted and unrestricted free agents, plus all four of their exclusive rights players.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The 33-year-old was non-tendered by the Rangers last fall after six seasons that included two All-Star game trips, a Gold Glove award and the ALCS MVP honor three years ago.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The union offered to have workers return to work in less than a week in exchange for continued contract negotiations.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The happiest beginning was offered, too.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The store, a block-long edifice along Commerce Street with an in-house Starbucks coffeehouse and a movie theater around the corner, drew shoppers to whom the retailer had imparted happy memories.
    Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Sullivan and Hafley combination, along with former Packers backup quarterback Willis, offers a notion of the Green Bay culture being imparted on Miami.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Pungled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungled%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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