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as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
the immunization shot left a prick on my arm that turned into a bruise
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as in tingle
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
she felt a sharp prick when the nurse gave her the shot
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Recent Examples of prick
Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Andrews pricks his finger 30 times a game to check his blood sugar and uses an insulin pump.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Alessia was pricked with five IVs, and none of them worked.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Palisades system soon became like a hose pricked a thousand times, its flow severely weakened.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Risk-takers were viewed as highly neurotic and susceptible to ads that pricked their fears, Cambridge records show.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Andrews pricks his finger 30 times a game to check his blood sugar and uses an insulin pump.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Alessia was pricked with five IVs, and none of them worked.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Palisades system soon became like a hose pricked a thousand times, its flow severely weakened.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prick
Noun
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In the Balsall Heath neighborhood, wind whistles through the puncture marks in one rotting heap where the rats and mice have burrowed in.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The girl suffered puncture wounds and scratches, but didn’t receive any stitches.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The product glides on smooth like butter and leaves behind a faint cooling tingle.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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That tingle of anxiety will become an old friend, and the feeling of having triumphed over fear will become equally familiar, if not more familiar, than the fear itself.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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On the 16th green, Rose holed his tremendous tee shot to get to 11-under himself, and the movie that was playing out at Augusta National reached peak tension.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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DeChambeau picked up an unlikely birdie by holing a bunker shot on the par-3 fourth hole on his way to a 32 on the front nine that kept him on Rose’s heels the rest of the way.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The pandemic unearthed a collective ache that had long been buried beneath deadlines, distractions, and digital noise.—
Devi Brown,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Because over-the-counter pain relievers are so readily available, people often forget that pills aren't the only option when suffering from minor aches and pains, Pasricha says.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The 13-mile-long San Jacinto Tunnel was bored through the mountain in the 1930s by a crew of about 1,200 men who worked day and night for six years, blasting rock and digging with machinery.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The area was by then well known for its wine, and the tops of barrels sent by boat bore the initals CDR for coste du Rhône, an early sign of its provenance.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Having to walk past those luxurious, roomy, and comfortable-looking lie-flat beds in business-class on your way to economy is enough to trigger a pang of jealousy.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Mar. 2025
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As the time of iftar, the breaking of the fast, nears, a day’s worth of hunger pangs combine with jockeying among patrons desperate to get their marook loaves and rush home before the call to prayer sounds from mosque minarets.—
Kiana Hayeri,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Nottingham Forest’s more nervous fans might be feeling a familiar prickling sensation in the back of their minds.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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This endless, headlong energy can produce a caffeinated buzz that rises to the brain on little prickling bubbles of enjoyment.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Antivirals: Ear pain related to viruses may require antiviral medications.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
26 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps Vrabel values the toughness Hill showed in playing through pain.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Prick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prick. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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