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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungled (up)
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Pat Verbeek had to be cajoled into talking about his selection as a finalist for the Jim Gregory Award, handed out to the NHL’s general manager of the year.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026 -
President of the Laburt Improvement Community Association, Janet Bailey handed out flyers in the community after Brooks in an effort to raise awareness abut local behavioral health services.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The memo was prepared by three top leaders of the Continuum of Care (CoC) board, a coalition that handles how federal money for homelessness prevention programs are doled out to organizations in the Kansas City region.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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The lottery drawing doled out some drastic repercussions, too.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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After the closure was announced, every single late-night-show host paid their respects to an accidental muse of Americana.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The state paid $13 million in cash for Waterbury and assumed $22 million in liabilities.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The Thomasville forward knew someone had to make a play before the state title was put up to chance.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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Morrow was especially dominant in the second, putting up 10 points and six rebounds to come just shy of a second straight first-half double-double.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Detmers issued a career-high six walks, after walking just nine hitters in his first seven starts.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Four months later, in December, the automaker issued a recall for affected vehicles in South Korea and alerted the NHTSA to the problem.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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Somewhat surprisingly to Larnach and just about everyone else, the Minnesota Twins tendered the outfielder a contract in November.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Grove was non-tendered by the Dodgers last fall and is recovering from shoulder surgery.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Luckily these pests can be controlled with a natural spray of spinosad found in Bonide, Fertilome and Southern Ag brands of insecticides usually offered for caterpillar control at independent garden centers.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Despite the official figures offered and pronouncements made by Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, New York City remains a very violent place.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Ted imparted his children with knowledge of how to care for the planet and made great efforts to educate the public about their impact on the Earth.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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His usage in the NFL should differ from the heavy quick-game role Georgia imparted on him, and his twitchiness could bring a unique wrinkle to Kubiak’s offense.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Pungled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungled%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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