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as in to urge
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
a public outcry eventually prodded the politicians into action
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Recent Examples of prod
Corey Hutchins, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
Amid the devastation, first responders and volunteers trudge into muck and mud, scramble over debris piles and check emotions to poke and prod and chop and saw in search of still-missing victims.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 July 2025
Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Shopping carts update in real time, meditation apps prod us with streaks and badges, and delivery trackers flicker with fresh alerts.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
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Verb
My newsletter also pokes and prods, critiques and uplifts, and seeks to spark debate and a better understanding about the practice of local journalism.
—Corey Hutchins, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
Amid the devastation, first responders and volunteers trudge into muck and mud, scramble over debris piles and check emotions to poke and prod and chop and saw in search of still-missing victims.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 July 2025
Noun
Biden used government largesse to prod companies to give special treatment to unions and minorities.
—Washington Post Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Shopping carts update in real time, meditation apps prod us with streaks and badges, and delivery trackers flicker with fresh alerts.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prod
Verb
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Notably, @TCUFootball did not poke fun at Belichick’s relationship with his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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There was a valley of veins moving over his hands, blue rivers poking underneath his hairless arms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Stander and colleagues have been leading the effort and were previously urged by Florida state officials to try it.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jang Dong-hyeok, chair of the main opposition People Power Party in Korea, urged President Lee on Saturday to take swift action, citing broader repercussions to other Korean businesses.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Miran has been critical of the Fed in the past, specifically taking issues with its aggressive stimulus during the Covid crisis.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, the British prime minister backed a mini-budget featuring a raft of unfunded fiscal stimulus, spooking the City to the extent that the pound spiraled to its lowest value ever against the dollar.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI have principally spurred this rising use of AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Short said Patel’s drowning only weeks later spurred the city into putting out no-swimming signs immediately.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In interviews, real estate lawyers said that mortgage lenders are typically well aware of their clients’ other loans and sometimes even encourage the primary-residence language for second homes.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Participants are encouraged to bring sleeping bags and food.—
Lauren Costantino
September 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition, treatment centers often provide rooms with soft lighting, a naturalistic decor, and music or other sensory stimulation.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Deep-brain stimulation is a last resort for all but those with widespread dystonia in many body parts, which, sadly, are often children, experts say.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But her athletic triumph was tragically dampened by years of abuse at the hands of her husband and coach Jim Martin, who in 2010 attempted to murder her, stabbing her many times, slicing the flesh off the bone from her leg, and shooting her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Harrison stabs Prater with the needle and knocks the billionaire out.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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According to a leading space researcher, the project involves launching a spacecraft to collide with a small asteroid located tens of millions of miles away, with the goal of nudging its orbit by just over an inch.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Paris is nudging people out of taxis and cars.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Prod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prod. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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