dirked

past tense of dirk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirked
Verb
  • The Test Kitchen prefers perforated grill baskets ($30, Amazon).
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026
  • This fat line fed a series of narrower pipes in the tower, which ran along the corners of every floor, wall, and ceiling, and were perforated to spray gas into the rooms.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The song's music video, which was riddled with clever Easter eggs throughout, was released shortly after at the MTV VMAs.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Photos of Haaland on the tarmac posted to social media were riddled with homophobia and comments questioning the striker’s masculinity.
    Teddy Brown, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Now another boom, AI, has thrust him back into the three-comma club.
    Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • On board, the crew prepared to thrust heaving lines over the white hull of this historic 295-foot behemoth.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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“Dirked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirked. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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