pungled (up)

verb

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

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  1. paid
  2. put up
  3. issued
Verb
  • The suit also claims Fox employees were not paid their full wages or overtime.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This eliminated much of the benefit of moving North, especially for lower-skilled workers who often paid a larger share of their income for housing.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of paid
Verb
  • Carollo put up barricades, assigned police patrols and won two years of peace until the county forced him to go away.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Forced into more of a scoring role this season with Denver missing Aaron Gordon for extended stretches, Jokić is putting up more points than his previous career-high (27.1) and five points more than last season’s MVP campaign (26.4).
    Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of put up
Verb
  • According to an Ohio Department of Transportation press release issued Monday, all through-traffic motorists who are not planning stops within the I-275 outer belt are encouraged to use I-275 eastbound and drive around the loop.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • High surf warnings were issued up and down the West Coast from Washington to Southern California.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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