PUNGLED (UP) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

pungled (up)

verb

past tense of pungle (up)

as in forked (over, out, or up)

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Volunteers handed out 550 backpacks filled with school supplies, while barbers and stylists provided about 100 free haircuts.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Other suspensions Pearce was one of four suspensions the NFL handed out Friday.

— Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of handed out

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Chinese funds are also doled out on an ad hoc basis with little transparency.

— Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
The billionaire philanthropist, novelist, and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has doled out more than $26 billion to charity during the past few years, but has done so without much fanfare.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of doled out

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For Medicare patients, doctors are paid an additional 6% of the drug’s average price for each infusion.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The valuation of Fernandez is entirely justifiable within the context of the huge fees paid by several Premier League clubs, and specifically City, for high-level central midfielders this summer.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of paid

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John DeBacker The kitten was surprised and tried to put up a fight, meowing, scratching and trying to get loose before DeBacker put it in a crate.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
According to Bloomberg, Walter is now shopping around private deals that offer double-digit yields, putting up his own personal stake in his asset management firm as collateral.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of put up

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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
In a familiar ceremony, Keir Starmer, who was ousted by his own Labour Party tendered his resignation to King Charles at Buckingham Palace.

— Greg Dixon, NPR, 20 July 2026

Definition of tendered

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Glutathione was offered to firefighters during recent blazes that destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Spokane, Washington.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The Red Sox’s Sonny Gray offered up a middle-middle fastball in the fourth, and Devers sent it 412 feet over the center-field fence.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

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