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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungled (up)
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New award for best podcast For the first time, an award for best podcast was handed out.—
Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Held tonight at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the 83rd annual ceremony once again places fashion front and center before a single award is handed out.—
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Musk scored another huge windfall two weeks ago when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018.—
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Another sticker is doled out for each touchdown a player completes, and particularly spectacular plays also warrant a decal.—
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Extending mortgages to 50 years would increase total interest paid and slow the buildup of home equity, potentially trapping borrowers in debt for a lifetime.—
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David Letterman, who in 2002 hosted Warren Zevon‘s final television appearance before his death, paid tribute to his friend Saturday night with a lengthy induction speech at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that lasted several times as long as the musical salute by the Killers that followed.—
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Raphinha scored twice as the Blaugrana put up four goals before halftime, the kind of first-half blitz that suggested a team hitting peak form at exactly the right moment.—
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Fair Housing of Connecticut LLC filed suit against Stonington two days before New Year’s, saying the town wrongly rejected its bid to put up 83 townhouses under the 8-30g rules.—
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If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.—
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a directive that temporarily bars MD-11 planes from flight just days after a UPS plane of the same model crashed in Louisville.—
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Thirteen players were tendered qualifying offers before Thursday's deadline, with the Detroit Tigers surprisingly offering one to one of their free agents for the first time in more than a decade.—
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The majority of those players will get tendered a contract.—
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Lucas offered to amend the ordinance, removing the requirement for detention facilities, as well as for other facilities or buildings paid for with public safety sales tax money.—
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More than 70 percent of ECHL players voted to walk away, just before Christmas, despite being offered a 20 percent pay bump by the league.—
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In the past few years, natural-wine aficionados have embraced the funky barnyard notes imparted by Brettanomyces yeast, which have traditionally been regarded as a flaw.—
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What is one thing the Duffers or a castmember has imparted with you that has stuck with you?—
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“Pungled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungled%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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