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as in to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money
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as in scam
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
the pawn shop operation turned out to be a sting by undercover police officers to catch the ring of burglars
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as in tingle
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
the sting of cold air against my face
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Recent Examples of sting
Pratyush Sarup, Architectural Digest, 14 Dec. 2024
Whitmore Pest and Wildlife Control offers pest control services for spiders and other pests like roaches, flies, beetles, stinging insects, and more.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
The Multichannel Phishing Email Attack As the name suggests, a multichannel attack relies upon leveraging different platforms to complete the phishing sting.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Even skeptics know the key personality traits of Zodiac signs: Virgos are fastidious, Scorpios can sting, and no matter how much fun Cancers have in the outside world, nothing beats a night in.
—Pratyush Sarup, Architectural Digest, 14 Dec. 2024
Whitmore Pest and Wildlife Control offers pest control services for spiders and other pests like roaches, flies, beetles, stinging insects, and more.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
The sting of watching a long list of players win the Stanley Cup after leaving Buffalo is still fresh and should be cause for caution.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
The Multichannel Phishing Email Attack As the name suggests, a multichannel attack relies upon leveraging different platforms to complete the phishing sting.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some argued that banks engaged in practices that gouged consumers, caused overdraft fees to snowball, discouraged some people from keeping money in a bank and caused others to see their bank accounts closed.Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Big-play problems Jacksonville’s defense has been gouged by big plays, most of them through the air.Dan Gelston, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
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Inside the plant, robotic arms plucked lids for plastic storage containers from the jaws of steel molds.Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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First, guests take a tour of the garden and vineyards, where plucking grapes right from the vine is encouraged.Meg Nolan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
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According to spam-blocking service YouMail, US homeowners might be receiving about 5,000 calls each week related to mortgage impersonation scams, the FCC further noted.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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According to the online marketing firm Authority Hacker, Americans lost over $108 million to scams that involved AI in the last year and 45 percent of AI fraud scams led to financial losses, with an average loss of $14,600.Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The world's largest slithering snake is sure to send a tingle down your spine.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Unlike other plumpers, this one leaves a slight tingle rather than an overbearing burning sensation- thank goodness!Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
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Caregivers may be tempted to let kids win or even cheat to avoid meltdowns and tantrums.Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025
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Most significantly, with three other dangerous Bears weapons spread to the right, safety Xavier Woods began cheating in that direction before the play began.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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These forces squeeze a star horizontally while stretching it vertically.Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Egypt lost $7 billion in crucial revenue from the Suez Canal in 2024 as the conflict in Gaza has squeezed shipping in the Red Sea, according to government officials.Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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But implementing it will exacerbate fraud because of the: 1) Education gap.Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the 9/11 Commission that investigated the attacks recommended in its final report that the federal government set standards for secure identification, such as driver's licenses, to prevent fraud that could be exploited by terrorists.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Signs and symptoms of infection in humans often include sore throat, cough, fever, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle or body aches, fatigue and shortness of breath, the CDC says.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Her father contracted a virus that nearly killed him and involved severe muscle and body aches, a symptom of bird flu.Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Sting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sting. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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