egged

verb

past tense of egg
as in spurred

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egged
  1. spurred
  2. goaded
  3. prodded
  4. prompted
  5. whipped
  6. hounded
  7. exhorted
  8. pressed
Verb
  • That was until a surge in oil prices and bond yields in recent months spurred investors to run back to their old favorites.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But Ellison eventually made a superior offer, spurred at least in part by Paramount’s need to gain scale in the streaming wars.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of spurred
Verb
  • Garrett, the best defensive player of the post-Aaron Donald era, fittingly goaded the legend out of retirement.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Or Pablo Picasso, goaded into radicalism by the latest bizarre creations of Matisse, retreating to the Spanish mountain village of Gósol and, mere months later, beginning work on his proto-cubist masterpiece, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of goaded
Verb
  • Builders, prodded to work beyond city limits, adopted Olmsted’s vision for what those suburbs should look like.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Trump publicly prodded the Health secretary for an update on autism research in a Cabinet meeting last month.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prodded
Verb
  • The finding prompted auditors to recommend the Legislature clarify remote work policies in state law.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The reversal of fortune prompted network executives to grouse that the Emmys had become a three-hour commercial for streaming services.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of prompted
Verb
  • After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Hill expresses, in earnest, the fears of being seen in public spaces, such as a grocery store, hounded by personal questions—an all-too relatable scenario, regardless of one’s background.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • There were also social-media groups that hounded commissioners and sought to sink the hunt.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of hounded
Verb
  • The ringleader of it all was a 22-year-old rookie who hugged and high-fived his new fans and exhorted them to get louder.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At Sunday's service, the first since the expiry of TPS protections, Toussaint exhorted his congregants to persevere.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhorted
Verb
  • Foreign policy emerged as another major point of contention, particularly when moderator Rick Albin repeatedly pressed el Sayed to say whether Israel or Iran posed the greater threat to the United States.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Lopez’s mother, Allison Lyman, and other family members had pressed state lawmakers to change California’s vehicular manslaughter law to prohibit diversion in such cases.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressed
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“Egged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egged. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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