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verb

past tense of pinprick
as in thrust

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  1. thrust
  2. tested
  3. punched
  4. frustrated
  5. poked
  6. aggravated
  7. irritated
  8. bothered
Verb
  • Experts have said rising vacancy levels had forced landlords to accept less in rent, but the fires wiped away thousands of homes, suddenly thrusting many people into the rental market.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • But as Natalia is thrust into an unforgiving world and forced to grow up too fast, Reid’s performance takes on a world-weary tone.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of thrust
Adjective
  • But beyond those elite few prospects, why would coaches play or pay freshmen instead of the veterans, the tested and proven Division I players, now available in what amounts to forever free agency?
    — CJ Moore, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
  • There is no reliable and tested method that can say that a certain volcano will erupt on a certain day or at a certain time.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Definition of tested
Verb
  • Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Cops released photos of an unknown assailant on Saturday who punched and slashed a straphanger in the face after an argument inside a Brooklyn subway station last month.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of punched
Adjective
  • For a frustrated fan base, there’s good news and bad news.
    — Doug Haller, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Ripley then signed the contract and left with it, followed by a visibly frustrated Adam Pearce.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of frustrated
Verb
  • Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.
    — Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
Adjective
  • He had previously been charged with three counts of forcible rape of a child and three counts of aggravated rape of a child.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Foster is facing a charge of aggravated murder, according to an arrest warrant filed in Licking County Court cited by CNN.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Definition of aggravated
Adjective
  • Key Ingredients: Ginger root, frankincense, grape, walnut Best For: Anyone who has an easily irritated scalp, but doesn’t want to miss out on the suds.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
  • This spot serum is packed with bija seed oil and salicylic acid to target blemishes and calm irritated skin.
    — Maria Correa, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of irritated
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Sam and Ivar couldn’t seem less bothered.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Kennedy’s long history of vaccine skepticism has troubled Republicans and Democrats, though the roughly two dozen Republicans who met with Kennedy in December seemed less bothered.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of bothered
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