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egged

verb

past tense of egg

as in spurred

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But a rising swath of digital inventory, spurred by the rise of cheap FAST channels and increased inventory on mainstream streamers, has weakened the media companies’ stance.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Throughout October thousands joined the cause in Delhi and other Indian cities, their marches spurred by anger directed against an ongoing national exercise to overhaul the country’s electoral register.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of spurred

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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

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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
She's trekked the Indian Himalayas, chanted with with Buddhist monks in Laos, chatted with a ghost in Bali and has been repeatedly poked, prodded and pummelled in the name of wellness.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of prodded

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Bolsonaro initially asked for the election results to be annulled after an evening of chaos at some polling places that prompted authorities to extend voting by two hours.

— MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Each pointer prompted a new question, Miller leaning close to the screen for nearly 20 minutes of extra preparation.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of prompted

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Brown became the leader of the House Trade Working Group, a caucus of Democratic representatives opposed to free-trade agreements who whipped votes on those deals.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of whipped

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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

That request has not yet passed, and Democrats have pressed Hegseth for a more detailed accounting of the war's cost.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Even with the federal effort on hold, state governments have pressed ahead with new rules that are already pushing ballot rejection rates higher.

— Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

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