PUNGLING (UP) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

pungling (up)

verb

present participle of pungle (up)

as in handing out

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This entails handing out thousands of patronage jobs to rabbis, bureaucrats, undertakers, and inspectors.

— Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Drake has been handing out cash to his fans — and passersby — for years.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

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The Dodgers, to their credit, have built a great team—not only by doling out huge salaries but by building an élite development program.

— Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Online, influencers in the looksmaxxing space have leveraged other men's insecurities to enormous fame while doling out aesthetic advice with little, if any, credentials.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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The Last House is putting up big viewing hours on Netflix, planting itself at the #1 spot on the service’s top 10 movie list since release.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
With an open-door policy, the mission has been a refuge for as many as 1,000 people, at one point putting up hundreds of cots nightly in its chapel to accommodate women from the street.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of putting up

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Marks said the poor, women and people of color are paying the cost of cash bail with more than money.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
While the good-paying white-collar jobs in the ‘burbs are getting slashed, the substantial workforce Capital One inherited from Discover in the city of Chicago largely has been spared.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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