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as in pulled
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
it took some effort to pry up the trap door
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2
as in yanked
to draw out by force or with effort
a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle
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as in interfered
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
don't go prying into other people's business
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Recent Examples of pried
Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Lonnie has plenty stacked against him, not least of all his own son, who is inching closer to surpassing his status in the golf world — people are even starting to call him the Hawk, a torch that had to have been pried out of his father’s hand.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
Last year, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that thieves had pried off a bronze plaque dedicating the building to the history of philadelphia from its main entrance.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
When peacemakers finally pried apart Slaughter and Dropo, Slaughter had his jersey ripped, but Dropo had taken the more telling punches.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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.
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ABC News,
2 June 2026
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.
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Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
But the best dishes attest to careful technique, like the lovingly fluffy housemade paneer that somehow melts and crumbles at once, and biryani under a lid sealed with a strip of dough, pried off with a knife at your table.
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Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
In what was billed an organizational coup, the Braves pried Chuck Tanner from the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cox from the Jays.
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Mark Bradley For The Ajc,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
Verb
My sternum was fractured, my rib cage pried open.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Lonnie has plenty stacked against him, not least of all his own son, who is inching closer to surpassing his status in the golf world — people are even starting to call him the Hawk, a torch that had to have been pried out of his father’s hand.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
Last year, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that thieves had pried off a bronze plaque dedicating the building to the history of philadelphia from its main entrance.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
When peacemakers finally pried apart Slaughter and Dropo, Slaughter had his jersey ripped, but Dropo had taken the more telling punches.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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,
2 June 2026
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.
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Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
But the best dishes attest to careful technique, like the lovingly fluffy housemade paneer that somehow melts and crumbles at once, and biryani under a lid sealed with a strip of dough, pried off with a knife at your table.
—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
In what was billed an organizational coup, the Braves pried Chuck Tanner from the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cox from the Jays.
—
Mark Bradley For The Ajc,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pried
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Cape Verde almost pulled the biggest upset in World Cup history.
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Garibay’s one-handed save denied Jonathan Ricketts a sure goal in the 64th minute, and Moon pulled a 30-yard opportunity off a poor corner kick clearance just wide left.
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For the past couple of years, volunteers have cut grass, trimmed and yanked out invasive vines.
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Roberts quickly gave up a run-scoring single to Christian Yelich and was yanked with the bases loaded and no outs.
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Danhausen interfered, opening the door for Chad Gable to lock in the ankle lock for the win.
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But a thing called the Civil War interfered.
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He was replaced by Victor Robles, who got hit by a pitch on the right wrist in the bottom of the third and was lifted in favor of Weston Wilson in the fifth.
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This bikini’s feminine sweetheart neckline offers a classic, lifted silhouette made for beach days or backyard pool parties.
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If extracted, that water could support astronauts, provide oxygen and be split into hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.
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For instance, the region is thought to abundant with water ice – a valuable resource that could be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.
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But Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata stuck up his left foot, just in front of Neuer, and poked the ball into the net.
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In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off.
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With their jewel-like seeds, vibrant color and sweet-tart flavor, pomegranates have long been prized around the world.
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Hostas are beloved perennials prized for their lush, eye-catching foliage and easygoing nature.
Verb
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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Despite his young age, the then 36-year-old was far from a nobody plucked from the ether, though.
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“Pried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pried. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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