piked (out or off)

past tense of pike (out or off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piked (out or off)
Verb
  • The autopsy also found that a gunshot wound entered Wiley on the right side of his chest and exited on the left side of his chest, Crump said.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Getty Images Two more players have exited the FC Barcelona first team fold with the start of a new month.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The Netherlands team departed Kansas City early Wednesday, after losing their Round of 32 match, and Algeria officially left Lawrence, even though the team has yet to play its knockout match.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Barcelona views Alvarez as their primary target to fill the void left by Robert Lewandowski, who recently departed for Chicago Fire.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • William Franklyn-Miller didn’t initially think he — a young British actor — was cut out to portray George Washington in a biopic.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
  • The group’s feed of an NBA play-in game Tuesday night cut out with less than a minute left in overtime, a high-profile misstep for a company that had successfully changed the narrative on the reliability of sports streaming over the past few years, particularly with its NFL partnership.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Thibaut Courtois bailed out his defence when needed with a couple of reflex saves, too.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management was bailed out in 1998.
    Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • With a spacious 45-liter capacity and thoughtful details like hideaway shoulder straps, interior compression straps, and a dedicated laptop compartment, it's got all the bells and whistles and can still fit in the overhead.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
  • As the other person got closer, Blue allegedly reached for a firearm and began shooting at the person, who took cover behind the car that the family was sitting in.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Beneath the bridge, on both sides of the narrow waterway, a wide trail ran along the lake.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • The school’s windows were cracked, some shattered, while the roof had peeled off in places.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • Each year, more can be peeled off.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 May 2026
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“Piked (out or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piked%20%28out%20or%20off%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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