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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
But helping with the dishes could naturally have kids wringing out sponges and emptying glasses into the sink, no special setup required.
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Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
Despite this, Audi’s been able to wring more power out of the mill.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Graduation was Tuesday night; the Guardians are playing loose, easy, with nothing to lose, like a high school team wringing every last hug, laugh and memory before getting on with the summer, seniors getting on with life.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
Warmer oceans and air mean more evaporation and more moisture in the atmosphere, which gets wrung out in the form of more intense rain or snow.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
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Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
Despite this, Audi’s been able to wring more power out of the mill.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Graduation was Tuesday night; the Guardians are playing loose, easy, with nothing to lose, like a high school team wringing every last hug, laugh and memory before getting on with the summer, seniors getting on with life.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
Warmer oceans and air mean more evaporation and more moisture in the atmosphere, which gets wrung out in the form of more intense rain or snow.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wring
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According to Gomez’s complaint, the woman sought to extort money from him and his law firm, Gomez Trial Attorneys, and to damage their reputations.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Correia was convicted in 2021 of 21 counts for defrauding investors in a smartphone app, extorting money from marijuana companies, and lying to the IRS.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
8 Aug. 2025
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Parsons is likely to earn more than $40 million a year from his next deal.—
Lauren Merola,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The studio follow-up, 2007’s Blood Mountain, earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
21 Aug. 2025
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Enquirer has attempted to obtain documents charging him with disorderly conduct, but no documents had been filed in Hamilton County Municipal Court as of Aug. 21.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
22 Aug. 2025
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California officials have countered that Singh obtained his license legally after receiving a federal work permit in 2021.—
Dean J. Condoleo,
Miami Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
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There are scenes that look like they could have been plucked directly from the original film.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Interiors feel plucked from another time period—freestanding cast iron tubs, brown antique furniture, Victorian brass bed frames—and still manage to be quietly current.—
Katharine Sohn,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 2025
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The result is a market that extracts value from consumers without empowering them to participate.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Embrace emotional vulnerability to extract wisdom from irritation.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Xi’s reforms wrested operational control from the services and handed it over to a novel command structure that is streamlined and reflects Xi’s dual emphasis on strict party control and joint operations.—
JONATHAN A. CZIN,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2025
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In addition to these billions, the Trump Administration on July 22 also wrested from Japan a commitment to invest more than $550 billion in the United States.—
Jane Swift,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Wring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wring. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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