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to move by or as if by a forceful rotation
I'm so mad I could wring your neck
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as in pried
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 wrung
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Decades of warming have wrung many parts of the US dry.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
Cover the area with a kitchen towel that has been soaked in hot water and then wrung out.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Most of the excess labor cost was wrung out during the depths of the rolling recession, aligning wage expenses with profitability and setting up businesses to benefit disproportionately from any top-line improvement.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Brain wrung like a sponge every rinse cycle.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The truth is, even the words wrung from the damp cloth can be trustworthy, too.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The more there is, the more that can be wrung out by storms.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 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
Verb
The other mate denied knowledge of the undersized lobsters and wrung tails, and the FWC said Perez was the one in possession of the lobsters found on the boat, according to the report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Decades of warming have wrung many parts of the US dry.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
Cover the area with a kitchen towel that has been soaked in hot water and then wrung out.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Most of the excess labor cost was wrung out during the depths of the rolling recession, aligning wage expenses with profitability and setting up businesses to benefit disproportionately from any top-line improvement.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Brain wrung like a sponge every rinse cycle.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The truth is, even the words wrung from the damp cloth can be trustworthy, too.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The more there is, the more that can be wrung out by storms.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrung
Adjective
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In addition to nourishing parched hair, this popular moisturizing shampoo maintains shine and has UV filters.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Ranchers on the Western Slope were battling through a dry summer in 2025 when wildfires erupted and raced through the parched vegetation.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Freddie Freeman squeezed one inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning, his fourth home run in nine games (after hitting just one in the previous 35 games).—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The story of America’s lopsided home prices has often been pinned on the wealthy remote workers who squeezed home supply in the pandemic’s early days.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Grant Taylor earned his second save by striking out the side in the ninth inning as the White Sox evened the three-game series with Philadelphia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Staged at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, the musical is in its third run on Broadway — and earned 11 Tony nominations, including for best revival.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Colorado pulled to 8-3 in the fifth on Tyler Freeman’s two-run homer, but the Angels answered again in the bottom half on Jo Adell’s RBI single for a 9-3 lead.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The hood’s intake is mounted at the back, so smoke and fumes rising from the back burners get pulled straight up into it.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2026
Verb
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On May 5, three people dressed in waterproof hip waders and other protective gear pried open a maintenance hole cover and descended into the sewer on a street in Queens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 June 2026
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Pleasure and pressure, individual desire and collective manipulation—these would-be poles all overlap on bitknot because they can’t be pried apart in life.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Klinger recommends to steam it before marinating to reduce bitterness, and then grill, pan-sear, or crumble it into recipes.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
12 Dec. 2025
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Her sister’s sere hair went among the grasses; her head was full of the Child.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Verb
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But Ancel Glink representatives said Odelson, Murphey, Frazier and McGrath overstepped by petitioning to represent Calumet City in both a labor dispute and a lawsuit where a former employee claims Jones extorted him and wrongfully terminated his employment.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The court found that the girl’s mother extorted thousands of dollars from Franco.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Verb
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The rookie tryout cornerback repeatedly tugged on undrafted rookie wide receiver Omari Kelly’s jersey as Kelly ran a go route up the left sideline.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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When Wembanyama then grabbed the ensuing rebound right over Reid, Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels came in and tugged down on Wembanyama’s jersey from behind, then held onto his off arm.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Wrung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrung. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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