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pinpricked

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verb

past tense of pinprick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinpricked
Verb
  • When Kate met William at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, she and her family, including siblings Pippa and James, were thrust into the public eye and entered the royal circle.
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 6 July 2025
  • However, they were thrust into the public eye in April 2023 when a courier operating in the Fort Worth suburb of Colleyville sold the winning ticket for a $95 million Texas Lotto jackpot.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • But summer back in New York, amid the fug of the city, requires a return to a tested and true formula.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 June 2025
  • The End Kidney Deaths Act finally offers a tested and reasonable solution.
    Lindsay Gutierrez, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Cops released photos of an unknown assailant on Saturday who punched and slashed a straphanger in the face after an argument inside a Brooklyn subway station last month.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • While there is still a lot of time left, fans are becoming more frustrated with each loss.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • When these expectations aren't aligned, both sides feel frustrated.
    Nolan Garrett, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • The clip poked fun at photos from the couple's recent cover shoot for Interview magazine.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Chris Kreider poked a puck away from Yegor Chinakhov.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Police made one arrest March 15, booking a boy into jail on suspicion of aggravated assault.
    Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
  • Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez, 22, from Honduras, had been arrested once for unlawful handgun possession and separately for aggravated assault in New Jersey, while 18-year-old Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada, from Colombia, had been charged in May with burglary, theft and conspiracy.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • But then Carrie, and the series, has continued to treat Wyatt’s condition, and his father’s obvious irritated denial of its realities, as simply a logistical obstacle in her fairy tale love story.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
  • Use a soft-bristle brush and a wide-tooth comb, and take your time, especially around areas that already feel sparse or irritated. 2.
    Health, Health, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Yet, series creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann weren't too bothered when Pascal gave his war wound update.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Everyone is hot and bothered, confused and unsure what to do next.
    Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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“Pinpricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinpricked. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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