Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungled (up)
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The Sons of Confederate Veterans still handed out small flags during the parade, Brockman said, and the event organizers did not intervene, citing free speech.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Welcome to the one where the first Best Casting award was handed out in 2000.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
2 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Coogler has thanked the DGA for their healthcare support — a key issue right now especially with the approaching DGA negotiations that may well determine how the union’s healthcare is doled out.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2026
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See the above Reddit thread for more detailed explanations of the game’s complex mythology, which is doled out haphazardly over the course of the film.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Attorneys are expensive, while Lake County taxpayers paid for what many saw as a case of prosecutorial overreach.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ross already paid $7 million of Jalen Ramsey’s $26 million salary last season to facilitate a trade that helped Miami land Minkah Fitzpatrick.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Deputies with the Pima County Sheriff's Department were seen back at Nancy Guthrie's home on Wednesday afternoon, putting up yellow crime scene tape.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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In 2022, the West Ada school board adopted a policy adding restrictions on what teachers could put up in their classrooms.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion on Thursday establishing limits on when an outside investigation must take place following a Texas jail inmate’s death.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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Snow and ice fell in all 254 Texas counties, and the National Weather Service issued an unprecedented statewide blanket of winter storm warnings.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Feb. 2026
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The ports will now be re-tendered, a move that cancels CK Hutchison’s 25-year contract.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, Bellinger's play dipped after winning the World Series in the 2020 season, and the Dodgers non-tendered him in 2022.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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On January 16, however, the Justice Department offered an account painting a different picture of the events in a filing supporting criminal charges against Sosa-Celis and Aljorna.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Men crowded shop windows to see what supplies were being offered and for how much — calling out in exasperation over inflated prices.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Mia Goth and Charli XCX, for example, have been rocking the look thanks to celebrity makeup artist Nina Park who imparted a soft-focus finish via blurred lips, diffused blush, filter-like concealers.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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Actor-director Maury talks about the lessons imparted from his time on the cult series and now movie.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Pungled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungled%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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