shrimped

verb

past tense of shrimp
as in sealed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrimped
  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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  • Given how easily they are raised and harvested with fewer resources than are needed for more traditional livestock, insects present an effective way to combat climate change.
    — Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • To the chef, mango can behave like several different ingredients depending on when it’s harvested and how it’s treated.
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of harvested
Verb
  • While Stan and Bud fished the shore, Ed and I sat in a canoe casting into the tail of the current.
    — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Because the pond has been very fished.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 May 2026
Definition of fished
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  • The signal caller’s success at South Alabama was one of the primary reasons Dickert picked Ezell to be his offensive coordinator.
    — Noah Vinsky July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • European referees are chosen for finals played outside Europe, and referees from other continents are picked for finals played in Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of picked
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  • Long-term value will be reaped by whomever controls the environments where AI operates rather than the models themselves.
    — Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • These new tools have proven capable of meeting age-old problems with innovative solutions, and the results are benefits that can be reaped across the board.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of reaped
Verb
  • Once more than 20 feet deep in some areas, Lake Jesup today is barely six feet deep as muck and other debris have accumulated on the bottom.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • The GEnx-2B has accumulated 24 million hours since entering service in 2011 on the Boeing 747-8.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of accumulated
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  • Earlier this month, Monopol reported that VAU had gathered support from 107 artists, including Renate Bertlmann, Ernst Caramelle, Jakob Lena Knebl, and Eva Schlegel, to launch a fair to fill this gap.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Two weeks after Sayveon’s disappearance, family, friends, and his Kroger co-workers gathered at Forest Hills Park in Charlottesville.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • The second apron, a payroll threshold far above the luxury tax, has garnered the attention of the basketball world since its inception in 2023 because of the strategic repercussions that come with going above it.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Another post to Facebook about the business garnered more support, with people expressing their excitement for the course to open.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of garnered
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