pungled (up)

verb

Definition of pungled (up)next
past tense of pungle (up)
as in forked (over, out, or up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungled (up)
  1. paid
  2. put up
  3. issued
Verb
  • Prior to the reimbursement changes, Medicare paid about $40,000 more per year to proceduralists than to non-proceduralists.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Their Instagram account is helpful in growing awareness for both the free and paid opportunities.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of paid
Verb
  • Perhaps most important, HTS calculated that poorly trained, underpaid, and demoralized Syrian army forces would not put up more than token resistance.
    Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Distracted by the trip to Vegas, the Trojans put up just six points in a loss to Utah.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of put up
Verb
  • In September, the central bank issued its first cut in four years, followed by a second reduction in November, citing progress on inflation and weakness in the job market.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Since it was enacted in California in January, 32 alerts have been issued and 27 young Black people found, Bradford said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of issued
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“Pungled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungled%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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