wrung 1 of 2

past tense of wring
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as in squeezed
to get (as money) by the use of force or threats that bill collector is willing to do anything to wring money out of deadbeats

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as in earned
to get with great difficulty after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up

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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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wrung

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adjective

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Verb
  • And in the 2021-22 school year, students at Central and Meridian academies earned more credits per semester than those at Rebound.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
  • His 2024 performance earned him the publication’s Yankees Minor League Player of the Year award, as well as an invite to major league camp this spring.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.
    JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • My wanting was the leash that pulled me through my life.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Put simply, the Dewy Milk Moisturizer is best for oily and combination skin types, while the pre-existing Dewy Skin Cream caters to those with parched dry skin.
    Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
  • Even with parched conditions Seminole has staved off a burn ban, according to county spokeswoman Doreen Overstreet.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Three days later, the Ukrainians exacted their revenge.
    David Axe, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Not that Kelce would complain about it, but the Chiefs’ dynasty that Kelce helped to create has exacted a stiff price.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This chic design feels like something plucked out of a Parisian home tour, giving your chamber a je ne sais quoi moment that won’t go out of style anytime soon.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This is the kind of season where a chef is scolded for making too many crudo dishes — and where another literally has the tweezers plucked from his chef's coat during service.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Her sister’s sere hair went among the grasses; her head was full of the Child.
    Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
  • Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.
    Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
  • The delegations, escorted around town and guarded by scores of Swiss police, met for at least a dozen hours on both days of the weekend at a sunbaked 18th-century villa that serves as the official residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Her candidness, dry humor and emotional honesty resonated with thousands — some fellow transplant recipients, others simply inspired by her resilience.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • This style from Outdoor Ventures is water- and wind-proof to keep you dry and warm during rainy days.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
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“Wrung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrung. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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