quilled

Definition of quillednext
past tense of quill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilled
Verb
  • For the separator, small pieces of PET were flattened and carefully perforated with hot needles.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The bullet that hit Tarnor in the chest perforated a rib, the upper lobe of both lungs and the right atrium of his heart.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • In response, Delaware last March passed a law to make the state more alluring, to which Texas quickly counter-punched with an even friendlier law.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The woman punched the air with her umbrella.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Quilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quilled. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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