shrimped

Definition of shrimpednext
past tense of shrimp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrimped
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
  • Montage International launched its private collection of Montage Estate wine in December, featuring three varietals harvested at Montage Healdsburg in partnership with Aperture Cellars.
    Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Federal officials say Americans can expect to see even more muscular immigration enforcement in the coming months, with over 10,000 new ICE agents hitting the streets, armed with personal data harvested by private contractors.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The island’s lure dates back centuries, to the earliest days of the Chitimacha tribe, who fished in its Gulf waters.
    Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Schreiber stopped in front of the large, dirty door that was held together with metal strips, fished in his pockets for a key, and turned it twice in the lock.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Daniel Lewis and Pete Prisco at CBS Sports both picked New England in close games.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • If only a few in number, they can be hand-picked from the plants and destroyed.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The lone exceptions have been health care – an industry growing as a result of an aging population – and leisure and hospitality, which has reaped some of the spoils from an increasingly bifurcated economy.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Schools reaped more than half the total collections in recent years.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But the share accumulated by the 100-plus club amounted to just 2%.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The study also showed that sediment accumulated at an average rate of just over four centimeters per thousand years, allowing researchers to align individual rock layers with specific orbital cycles.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The law is based on the data gathered by Carolyn Subramaniam, UC Davis environmental policy and management graduate student.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado January 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • With her signature long waves gathered into a subtle bun at the nape of her neck, this style puts the focus on the sculptural wave framing Seyfried's face opposite a deep side part.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The anthology series, which has garnered accolades at the New York Festivals Radio Awards and the Irish Podcast Awards, was brought to the stage with a live show at the London Podcast Festival in 2022 and a second live show in Dublin in 2023.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That clip, which garnered more than a million views in 24 hours and has 9 million-plus views in total, turned my 82-year-old mother into a viral sensation.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Shrimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrimped. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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