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
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
One video shared to X (formerly Twitter) shows Rodrigo snapping a cute photo of Partridge, 21, while another captured him giving her an adorable peck on the forehead.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
When a food shopper is presented with advertising images of several chickens pecking in a spacious field, this is extremely distant from the reality of thousands of birds crammed into warehouses and living in constant pain.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
This isn’t the only gentleman-on-gentleman peck cut from the film.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
One video shared to X (formerly Twitter) shows Rodrigo snapping a cute photo of Partridge, 21, while another captured him giving her an adorable peck on the forehead.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
When lowrider culture was in its nascent years, car builders pecked through scrap yards for airline hydraulics.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024
When a food shopper is presented with advertising images of several chickens pecking in a spacious field, this is extremely distant from the reality of thousands of birds crammed into warehouses and living in constant pain.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Tree Wrap Tree wrap may be a better option than guards, as it can be used on a variety of trunk sizes and protects against nibbling, rubbing, and bark damage that results when tender bark warms up in winter sunlight and quickly freezes at sunset.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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In effect, Maryland has only been nibbling around the edges of what must be done to become a clean energy leader.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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The episode was recorded in November at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, where Mangum is serving time after being convicted of second-degree murder for stabbing her boyfriend in April 2011.Jenna West, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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The crook stabbed 32-year-old Aurelio Mendez in the chest at Fordham Fruit and Vegetables on Creston Ave.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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This warm hoodie is ideal for a ton of winter activities.Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Astros lost a ton of games on purpose, and cashed in the resulting high draft picks into a powerful nucleus that drove their run of success.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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These are commonly understood as calamities, embarrassments, monumental upsets — pick your descriptor.Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kristi Noem Trump picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for the role of secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Hozier has spent his entire career as a road warrior, gradually leveling up in terms of venue size — and earning lifelong fans with his live combination of low-key charisma and soaring singalongs, elevated by his piercing baritone — but making sure not to skip steps, or markets.Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
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Singer Rob Halford screamed for vengeance with piercing luster while the unassailable tandem of Ian Hill and Scott Travis manufactured rhythmic foundations rooted in the pounding roar of the steel factories that once dominated the band’s Birmingham, England, hometown.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024
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At two dozen players, that’s between $120,000 and $252,000 in annual revenue.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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There was also another dozen cash and in-kind prizes handed out by a raft of sponsors including the Arab Cinema Center, Filmmore, Freshly Ground Stories, Ithra, Ambient Light, Rotana Studios and Titrafilm.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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The blast killed 18 sailors and punctured the hull.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Officers gave chase and used a device similar to a spike strip to puncture the tires of the cars, but the drivers continued onto northbound Highway 101, police said.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Because rental costs make up such a big chunk of overall inflation, that could pave the way for cooler inflation readings going forward.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pharmacy business garners a big chunk of revenue for health insurance companies, such as UnitedHealth Group and CVS.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Peck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peck. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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