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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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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The system is a maze in which laws collide with gray areas, where layers upon layers of policy have accumulated over decades in a pile waiting for reform that has never come.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Its fleet includes the MANTAS X-Class and Devil Ray Expeditionary Class platforms, which MARTAC says have accumulated thousands of operating hours across a range of conditions.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of accumulated

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Hours after the tragedy occurred, dozens of community members and teenagers gathered in Manhattan’s East Village at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue to pay tribute to Serkov.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors assembled thousands of pages of text messages and emails, obtained bank and flight records, gathered corroborating witnesses, and collected video footage of freak-offs and the damning tape of Combs attacking Ventura.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathered

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The circumstances surrounding Wells' death garnered national interest after the college football player went missing on the 4th of July after going on a boat trip with friends to Horn Island.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
In 2025 alone, Vanity Fair’s video series—including Lie Detector, Scene Selection and Expert Reviews—garnered over 830M global views across the magazine’s YouTube and social channels.

— Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

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