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as in pulled
to move by or as if by a forceful rotation
with one last sharp yank, he wrenched the lid off the bottle of ketchup
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as in yanked
to separate or remove by forceful pulling
wrenched the post out of the ground
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Recent Examples of wrenched
His scraggly beard seems grown to be wrenched.
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Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrenched
Verb
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Hot dishes pulled from the oven should never be put directly into cold water, and any glass pans pulled from the refrigerator for reheating should be brought to room temperature before heating.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Photos taken of Kitzing at the time of their arrest in 1936 show them in feminine dress, with long hair pulled back, wearing a fur coat and a hat.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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While the Russian threatened to make history against Chicago just two nights earlier—he’d reached the 894 mark before the Blackhawks yanked their goalie—Ovechkin apparently wasn’t interested in breaking the record by way of an empty net.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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McDaniel even yanked Tagovailoa in favor of rookie Quinn Ewers after his third pick.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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An invitation from Wolfpack quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper to sit in on film sessions and game-planning meetings tugged McCall out of a potentially debilitating spiral.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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If a toy was tugged, it was considered a Pull type, and if it was retrieved when thrown, it was considered a Fetch type.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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Nineteen people are confirmed dead in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island as a Category 5 hurricane this week -- and that death toll is expected to rise, officials said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in recent days, leaving a wake of destruction as some of the region’s poorest countries struggled to cope with the storm.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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The president starts out by making a visit to Liberty Arena to play basketball with some school children, then gets jerked away when the crisis happens.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the fight, Meza grabbed a revolver from his car and shot Christina.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Club name changed the narrative with its quarterly results as its cloud computing unit grabbed market share, again.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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At times, Gerber has even worn pieces plucked directly from Crawford’s wardrobe.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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Raped with a statue of Jesus plucked from a mantle.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Midway through the first period, Matthews ripped home a power-play goal.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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There's a naivety and sweetness to them that's ripped away in an instant when the two passionately make love in the barren house, the inciting incident for the demise of their relationship.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Wrenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrenched. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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