wrings

present tense third-person singular of wring
1
as in extorts
to get (as money) by the use of force or threats that bill collector is willing to do anything to wring money out of deadbeats

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2
as in earns
to get with great difficulty after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up

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as in pries
to draw out by force or with effort willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist

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  • Each cleanup earns you cash to upgrade your vessel, unlocking new areas and mechanics in satisfying bursts.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • This peaceful hideaway handily earns its name, offering 180-degree views overlooking Lower Bay and Princess Margaret beaches.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
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  • But the major bowl games allow locker room access, which pulls back the curtain (literally) on what a team is really like when no one is watching.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of each show, members from the audience get to sit in a big red chair and try to tell an anecdote before Norton, or a guest, pulls a lever that flips them backward.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Wrings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrings. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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