as in parched
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as in pulled
to move by or as if by a forceful rotation
I'm so mad I could wring your neck
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as in pried
to draw out by force or with effort
willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrung
Adjective
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But in a welcome boon for a parched region, two more storms will follow within the week — one Monday, another Wednesday, according to the NWS.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025 -
This hilarious odyssey of a parched protagonist reminds us that sometimes our relative sacrifices for the greater good can be tempered by small mercies along the way.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
Verb
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At Nub, which earned its star in 2017, the pair focused on cuisine that blended Latin and Italian culinary traditions.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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And in the 2021-22 school year, students at Central and Meridian academies earned more credits per semester than those at Rebound.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2025
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But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.—
JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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My wanting was the leash that pulled me through my life.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Her sister’s sere hair went among the grasses; her head was full of the Child.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
6 Dec. 2023
Verb
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Three days later, the Ukrainians exacted their revenge.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Not that Kelce would complain about it, but the Chiefs’ dynasty that Kelce helped to create has exacted a stiff price.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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This chic design feels like something plucked out of a Parisian home tour, giving your chamber a je ne sais quoi moment that won’t go out of style anytime soon.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2025
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This is the kind of season where a chef is scolded for making too many crudo dishes — and where another literally has the tweezers plucked from his chef's coat during service.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The delegations, escorted around town and guarded by scores of Swiss police, met for at least a dozen hours on both days of the weekend at a sunbaked 18th-century villa that serves as the official residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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In a sunbaked Vatican City, huge crowds of devoted faithful stood for hours in a section beyond the neat rows of cardinals, who remained seated in their colorful robes and hats.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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In the Colorado River Basin, April and May were very dry.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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“Wrung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrung. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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