prodded

verb

Definition of proddednext
past tense of prod
1
as in poked
to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object kept prodding the sheep with a staff to move along faster

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2
as in urged
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 Synonyms for prodded
  1. poked
  2. urged
  3. stabbed
  4. encouraged
  5. spurred
  6. punched
Verb
  • Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
Verb
  • Earlier in December, Pope Benedict XV urged a holiday truce.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Customers who have purchased this product are being urged to immediately return it to their nearest Lidl store for a full refund—with or without a receipt.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of urged
Verb
  • Two people were stabbed at a transit station in Queens, with one of them dying, and a woman was set on fire and died on a subway car in Brooklyn.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hernandez-Velasco, 32, was rushed to Stamford Hospital after he was stabbed at a party, cops said.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stabbed
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  • An artist and activist with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Rotolo encouraged Dylan’s support for the nascent civil rights movement.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Year of Return also encouraged tourism and cultural connections between the African diaspora and Ghana.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of encouraged
Verb
  • The original 1990 film grossed more than $470 million in the worldwide box office and spurred five sequels that followed the original movie.
    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The city’s plan has spurred outrage and divided the community.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of spurred
Verb
  • Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Cops released photos of an unknown assailant on Saturday who punched and slashed a straphanger in the face after an argument inside a Brooklyn subway station last month.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of punched
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