shrimped

Definition of shrimpednext
past tense of shrimp
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Verb
  • State police noticed the trailer wasn't sealed and Singh indicated the seal was inside the cab.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The harvester must have harvested oysters during the 2025-26 season, with proof in harvest reports.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Fentanyl can be made year-round and smuggled into the United States in small doses as opposed to marijuana or cocaine, which both come from plants that are harvested seasonally and must be smuggled in large quantities to be profitable.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The falls are named after the Shoshone (or Shoshoni), a Native American tribe who lived in the area and fished on the Snake River.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Security agents fished VIPs from the crowd, among them Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and senior White House advisers Stephen Miller and Dan Scavino.
    Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The agent, called Luna, picked the products, set the prices, ran phone interviews and hired humans.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • By early March, Baehr was picked for the Irish team.
    Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • These four firms have reaped enormous profits at the expense of Texas cattle ranchers and consumers nationwide.
    Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • The additional billions that Moscow has reaped because of the Iran war is easing some pressure off Russia’s floundering economy and the Kremlin’s ability to finance the conflict in Ukraine.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The most fraught part of settling an estate can be disposing of all the possessions accumulated over a lifetime.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • An older egg will tilt or stand upright on the bottom, and one that floats has accumulated significant air.
    Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The project draws on testimonies Ozirna gathered in the war’s early days, including accounts of families forced to crawl across their floors to avoid being seen.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Gillman was part of a panel of experts that gathered at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach to weigh in on a degree’s worth.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • But, an incumbent Georgia Supreme Court justice hasn't lost their reelection campaign since 1922 as the races have rarely garnered much attention or competition.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • The original short film has garnered almost 5 million views on YouTube since it was published in 2023.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 May 2026
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“Shrimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrimped. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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