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as in to pry
to draw out by force or with effort
willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist
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Recent Examples of wring
Decades of warming have wrung many parts of the US dry.
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Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
Austen wrings a great deal of humor from Lady Bertram’s dopey languor.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
Squeeze out as much excess water as possible—be gentle and do not wring.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
At times, mops and towels were absorbing so much water that workers were forced to bring buckets to the court to wring out the water before continuing their work.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
Austen wrings a great deal of humor from Lady Bertram’s dopey languor.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
Squeeze out as much excess water as possible—be gentle and do not wring.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
At times, mops and towels were absorbing so much water that workers were forced to bring buckets to the court to wring out the water before continuing their work.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wring
Verb
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Clayton said Taylor also used his NYPD influence to try to extort at least two other business owners for payments.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The traveler confessed to extorting others to commit self-harm, the memo said.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Beyond her performances, Russo has earned critical recognition as a songwriter.—
Kristen Wisneski,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The fish must have pulled it loose in the grass.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Gomis’ complex, patient scene construction lets such tensions lie and ripple and occasionally erupt, though there’s always too much going on for any single mini-drama to pull focus.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But, squeezed by the cost of things from rent to beef, others are shaking up their habit.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ag is being squeezed by foreign competition, rising costs, and weak leadership in Austin.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In response, Cecil Howard, the associate provost and interim dean of the law school, on Monday issued a message to students, obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, that said the word was not restricted and that the university’s leadership had not issued the directive.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her boyfriend told detectives that Gutiérrez was hit by a bullet fired from a vehicle in a drive-by shooting, according to a summary of a police interview obtained by the Tribune.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Over at Azur on Luminara, the menu reinvents itself every two days to mirror the port of call, like someone plucked the best taverna dishes off the coast and casually plated them in front of you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is ideal for decades of sliding across the ice, because bigger mineral grains are more likely to get plucked out by the ice, leaving holes in the surface that could cause unpredictable behavior.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At the slime making station, guests will have the option to add scents extracted from real flowers.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Microbes could be the future space miners, helping humans survive on long-term missions by extracting mineral resources from extraterrestrial rocks.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Alekseyev reportedly attempted to wrest the weapon away and was shot again in the chest before the attacker fled, the report said.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Alekseyev tried to wrest away the gun and was shot again in the chest before the attacker fled, the report said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Wring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wring. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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