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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
Dip a clean sponge or microfiber cloth into the water, and wring out any excess moisture.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Murphy tries to wring everything out of this showcase, in both his solo turns and his exchanges with Tracey Ullman’s fellow supervisor and Emily Watson’s in-house therapist.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Others wrung riches from the network; Berners-Lee assumed the mantle of moral authority, fighting to safeguard the web’s openness and promote equitable access.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
For the past several years, writers and pundits have been wringing their hands over how few men are supposedly writing and reading fiction today.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Murphy tries to wring everything out of this showcase, in both his solo turns and his exchanges with Tracey Ullman’s fellow supervisor and Emily Watson’s in-house therapist.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Others wrung riches from the network; Berners-Lee assumed the mantle of moral authority, fighting to safeguard the web’s openness and promote equitable access.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
For the past several years, writers and pundits have been wringing their hands over how few men are supposedly writing and reading fiction today.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wring
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But hiring off-duty cops to intimidate and extort victims, or throw them in jail, represented a significant escalation.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Second, the numbers being shared are incorrect and part of an attempt to extort a payment from Discord.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Until this year, people with lower incomes — earning up to about 150% of the federal poverty level, or roughly $23,500 for an individual — could sign up for ACA coverage at any time, not just during open enrollment.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each film has earned critical acclaim on the festival circuit.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Gold pulls Alté maven Cruel Santino, Nigerian pop star Davido, and Zimbabwean-Australian rapper Tkay Maidza across two songs that embrace the spirit of South African house music.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Tame Impala pulled a few tricks—and fan-favorite treats—out of the vault on Halloween night in Brooklyn.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
2 Nov. 2025
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George Matysik, executive director of Share Food Program, a Philadelphia food bank, told USA TODAY that food banks are already squeezed by federal funding cuts.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Then, squeeze your Magic Eraser a few times to activate the foaming bubbles.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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Morelli also corresponded with the man obtaining the videos for him and asked that the torture of the animals be prolonged in subsequent videos, according to a copy of the indictment filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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These official letters act as a sort of income verification and are therefore key to obtaining aid like housing assistance, fuel assistance and help from nonprofits.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pieces from Stock are often plucked by stylists for celebrity editorials for Vanity Fair, Esquire and GQ.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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This faux Dunhill Fir is designed to look and feel like a tree plucked straight off the lot, without the single-season lifespan or mess of shedding needles.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The formula blends niacinamide, essential ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and Centella asiatica extract into a base of luxe shea butter to restore and strengthen the lips’ delicate skin.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Here’s How to Tell To extract that DNA, the researchers had to get samples from the paleofeces from the cave.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hamas wrested power from the more secular and internationally recognized Fatah party in 2007 after winning legislative elections the previous year.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
21 Oct. 2025
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The state and federal governments argued that NEPA does not apply to the state, and the appellate court agreed with them, suspending the lower court’s decision pending arguments on the merits of the appeal and wresting the case from District Judge Kathleen Williams until the appeal is resolved.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Wring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wring. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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