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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungling (up)
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While in Houston, organizers had partnered with Planned Parenthood to set up a booth on the venue grounds with reps handing out condoms.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025 -
The 2027 cap-space landscape will shift across the NBA as teams begin handing out extensions, making trades and signing free agents next summer.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Even before she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Alexander Payne’s Nebraska (2002), the 95-year-old actor had been a go-to Everygrandma, doling out enough geriatric sass to make the Golden Girls bow down yet doing so in the most polite, Midwestern way imaginable.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Consider the absurdity of carving a single oozing arancini into three or four pieces, doling out two measly salad leaves each to a foursome, or hacking a pristine fish fillet into chum for five.—
Maggie Hennessy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Wildcats are clearly on the rise, after putting up 35 points in the first half during a 42-6 victory over Bay State Conference foe Framingham.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Still, Shane is putting up a fight.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Companies are used to paying between $2,000 and $5,000 per visa application.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Plus, paying $150M to three guys?—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Dallas stands out as the premier host with its massive stadium capacity and significant match allocation, offering fans excellent value and experience.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The challenge for Smith was to strike a balance between depicting injustice and offering hope, a task made more difficult by the current social climate.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Pungling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungling%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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