1
as in gouged
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years
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as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money
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Recent Examples of stung
My eyes stung, the tears ready to spill.
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Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Algren, stung by Beauvoir’s independence, treated her miserably.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
The Israel Football Association, though, had been stung by the stance of their Norwegian counterparts.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Congressional Democrats feel stung by the mass layoffs and program cuts that followed the last stopgap spending deal in March.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
At a family gathering in Huntsville, Alabama, I was stung by the divisive image on my 16-year-old relative’s T-shirt.
—Sabrina S. Fu, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Salt stung eyes and clung to skin, while the smell of brine and fish hung heavy in the air.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That has also stung Club name Texas Roadhouse .
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Among those who are allergic, adults are generally considered at higher risk of a potentially life-threatening reaction, because the allergy intensifies the more times the person has been stung throughout their life.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Algren, stung by Beauvoir’s independence, treated her miserably.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
The Israel Football Association, though, had been stung by the stance of their Norwegian counterparts.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Congressional Democrats feel stung by the mass layoffs and program cuts that followed the last stopgap spending deal in March.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
At a family gathering in Huntsville, Alabama, I was stung by the divisive image on my 16-year-old relative’s T-shirt.
—Sabrina S. Fu, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Salt stung eyes and clung to skin, while the smell of brine and fish hung heavy in the air.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That has also stung Club name Texas Roadhouse .
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Among those who are allergic, adults are generally considered at higher risk of a potentially life-threatening reaction, because the allergy intensifies the more times the person has been stung throughout their life.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stung
Verb
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Successive hurricanes had gouged a hole in the Sunshine State, leaving several private carriers insolvent — and leaving hundreds of thousands of their customers with no choice but Citizens.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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But a low spot in the ocean, a channel gouged down into the sand on the ocean surface, or a break in a sandbar, can disrupt that flow and push water through the spot to create a current much more powerful than the surrounding flow.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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James' office probed allegations that the organization inflated the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheated lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Learn about the latest scam that has cheated companies out of millions.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lockdowns throttled economic activity and squeezed tax revenue, while public spending surged as governments tried to protect the most vulnerable.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Some claim younger drinkers, particularly Gen Z, are tipping less, if at all — leaving bartenders frustrated and financially squeezed.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That same year, millions of plaintiffs filed an antitrust class action lawsuit seeking over $1 billion in damages that alleged Sutter Health overcharged customers and companies for health care bills and discouraged clients from using other lower-cost services.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Flat-rate pricing leads to value misalignment, high-usage customers feel undercharged, and low-usage customers feel overcharged.—
Chris Kent,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With its biergarten vibes, Wolff’s Biergarten feels like it’s been plucked straight from Germany.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Wentz was once plucked from a cocoon in North Dakota and thrown into the Philadelphia fire.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Get soaked on the log flume or see a concert at Pirates World?—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Some of the storm’s heaviest rain has already soaked the Carolinas, but an additional 1 to 3 inches is possible from the mid-Atlantic to Northeast into Tuesday.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Instead of slowly taking the ball out of the rim, the Celtics hustled to push the ball up court.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Without any additional hesitation, McMillian hustled over to the white backdrop to pose alongside Curry.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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My take on Don’t Think is that becoming overly cerebral, stuck exclusively in my head, inhibits flow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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The recurrent staging only makes the show’s narrative feel more insular, which works fine when there’s forward momentum, but this one is stuck looking backward.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Stung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stung. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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