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
  • And the jeers that White received from the home crowd at the end of pregame introductions might have spurred energy from the Fever players before and after the tilt.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The hazing investigation has also spurred conversations about changes to Pennsylvania's mandatory reporting laws.
    — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of spurred
Verb
  • Anthony provoked and goaded Metcalf, Wirskye said.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
  • In the ensuing chaos, one of those two young men takes the stage, goaded on by his friend, and soon has the audience dancing to his melodies and words.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 May 2026
Definition of goaded
Verb
  • 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
  • And along with the documentary, you get prodded into recall again.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Definition of prodded
Verb
  • In Paris, extreme heat prompted the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre to close early on some days.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Post-Rio, van Niekerk’s return to university prompted the thinking that now was the time to take up track full-time.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prompted
Verb
  • Arcila scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box in the 50th, then whipped the go-ahead goal past Óscar García for his fourth goal of the tournament.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The bullet apparently whipped across the cab and struck Salgado in the stomach.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • There were also social-media groups that hounded commissioners and sought to sink the hunt.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Several of those who hounded Miller for payouts have formed new leagues to play together during this upcoming season.
    — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of hounded
Verb
  • 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
  • In 2009, fearing a far-right resurgence, Tony Judt exhorted a recovery of the social-democratic ethos that had guided postwar Europe.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of exhorted
Verb
  • Guests can still have luggage unpacked or repacked, clothing pressed, or coffee and tea brought to the room—an old-school perk that has endured for more than a century.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
  • There, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton has repeatedly pressed Democratic front-runner Xavier Becerra to debate him.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of pressed
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