SHRIMPED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

shrimped

verb

past tense of shrimp

as in sealed

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State police noticed the trailer wasn't sealed and Singh indicated the seal was inside the cab.

— Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of sealed

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The interview was filmed in Montana, where Newsom’s in-laws own a ranch, as Newsom and Tapper fly-fished together.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Ngy worked construction and fished in his free time, eventually burning out after too many layoffs and inconsistent work following the housing crash of 2008.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026

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The prime minister and chief of staff had picked the general to coordinate the military mission of flipping Hungary to the Allied side.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Seurer was picked by the Seahawks in the third round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft, but initially passed on playing in the NFL and was in the upstart USFL with the Los Angeles Express.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

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All three are allegedly part of Ghost Town, a notorious gang from West Oakland that made headlines last year for a brazen high-end robbery spree that reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars and left victims traumatized, according to court records.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
The company reaped about $900 million with its initial public offering.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of reaped

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About 200 tanks and armored personnel carriers of the occupiers have been accumulated near Irpin.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Hubbard, who is in his sixth season with Carolina, currently has 3,870 yards franchise rushing yards, just 110 yards away from McCaffrey, who accumulated them through week 6 of his sixth Panthers season.

— Will Dehmel October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of accumulated

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The students of the Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana have gathered to perform for a recruiter from the Miss Ghana pageant.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathered

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But even with an issue that’s garnered significant bipartisan support, Congress has still struggled to tackle it in recent years.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
In the first six months alone, Goldman has advised on more than $1 trillion in mergers and garnered over $12 billion in equities revenue.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of garnered

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