shrimped

verb

past tense of shrimp
as in sealed

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  1. sealed
  2. harvested
  3. fished
  4. picked
  5. reaped
  6. accumulated
  7. gathered
  8. garnered
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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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  • My family still weaves jewelry from kunngobarn (pandanus), harvested fresh from the bush with a manmarli (hooked stick), then dried and dyed with roots, berries, and flowers.
    — Liam Freeman, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
  • As of Sunday, Illinois farmers had harvested 93% of their corn and 96% of their soybeans.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of harvested
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  • While Gil and his friends fished and partied, another Pruitt relation, Asbury Pruitt, was closely studying the coastline on the western shore.
    — John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The feature documentary set in a remote coastal village of Northern Maine, where generations of men have stoically fished the waters in an often-hazardous pursuit of a living, premiered in February at the Berlin Film Festival.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of fished
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  • The move was relatively low-risk for the Lakers, who picked Bronny 55th overall.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Coach Reggie Theus’ team is picked to finish first in the SWAC preseason poll after winning the regular-season title last year.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of picked
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  • In South Africa, Lebanon, and Germany, their central governments reaped the windfall.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Under-21s manager Rob Page, who Wright is enjoying working with, has reaped the benefits of the striker’s excellent form.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of reaped
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  • Across its commercial operations Digit has accumulated more than 65,000 hours of real-world operation.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Filgueiras had accumulated about 1,300 hours of flight experience up until her death.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of accumulated
Verb
  • This week, ahead of Abu Dhabi’s flagship energy conference ADIPEC, senior executives and CEOs from the energy industry gathered to discuss the challenges facing the industry under the Chatham House Rule.
    — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At the news conference, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said investigators at his office gathered video evidence, interviewed witnesses and worked closely with prosecutors to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • The uneven score garnered frustration not only from Mosley, but from his players as well.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Never mind the creative rut his band has endured for the better part of this century, nor the concurrent PR debacles that have garnered more attention than the actual music.
    — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of garnered
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“Shrimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrimped. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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