as in loads
a considerable amount
now you're in a peck of trouble
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
the bird continued to peck the suet cake intently
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Recent Examples of peck
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Still, at family gatherings and in cheesy movies, mistletoe remains the catalyst of many an awkward or playful holiday peck.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
When lowrider culture was in its nascent years, car builders pecked through scrap yards for airline hydraulics.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Like look around, make sure no one was looking, but kiss this guy in the cheek, just a peck on the cheek.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Still, at family gatherings and in cheesy movies, mistletoe remains the catalyst of many an awkward or playful holiday peck.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
The rest of the family’s bodies are lying out on the Navarro ranch getting pecked by crows.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
When lowrider culture was in its nascent years, car builders pecked through scrap yards for airline hydraulics.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
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Lots and lots of hay Like cows, rabbits are foragers that are hardwired to graze constantly, nibbling on fibers and hay one stalk at a time, Valand said.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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The video, taken during an expedition to the reef in May 2024, also shows the male following the female before nibbling at her.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Emergency crews at 1:43 a.m. received the report that an individual had been stabbed in the chest, according to Tiadora Josef, director of public information and emergency management for the City of Bridgeport.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
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The teen had been stabbed twice in the chest, police said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since January 1, officials have seized 29 tons of counterfeit alcohol and revoked the licenses of 64 businesses allegedly involved in smuggling or selling illicit drinks.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Blue Origin says this rocket—named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth—can carry almost 50 tons of payload to low Earth orbit and put more than 14 tons into geostationary orbit.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
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Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connor, a seeming shoo-in for coach of the year, has led the Vikings to a 14-win season behind No. 2 quarterback Sam Darnold, who stepped in when first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy suffered a season-ending injury in preseason.Jack Magruder, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Winds are expected to drop back off Friday night into Saturday, with speeds picking back up Sunday into Wednesday of next week, according to the weather service.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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As dawn unfurls, golden rays pierce through the coastal mist, revealing a path of broken branches and impossibly large footprints winding past the door of my luxurious tented shelter.Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Her vocals drift and disappear into the ether as her thoughts do, but the highs are piercing and often at war with aggressive bass levels.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Then President Trump will have to undertake a two-and-a-half-month campaign with a dozen or more mass rallies to explain the bill to the American people.Newt Gingrich, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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More than a dozen Latin American countries have signed onto the Belt and Road Initiative after Panama, and Chinese influence in Central and South America continues to grow.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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When Giger punctured the fungal cell with the microneedle, cytoplasm came rushing out like water from a burst dam.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Fallen needles pose a risk of puncturing the gastrointestinal tract if swallowed.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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That’s a problem because interest is already swallowing up a greater chunk of the annual federal budget than defense spending.Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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New York is reportedly willing to eat a chunk of his contract to get a deal done.Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Peck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peck. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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