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as in to urge
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
a public outcry eventually prodded the politicians into action
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Recent Examples of prod
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Paul American doesn’t prod the brothers to go deeper.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Leave new hairs alone You may be tempted to poke and prod at new hairs.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Why would anyone want to dissuade him from prodding?
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Paul American doesn’t prod the brothers to go deeper.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
The nonprofit assembles experts in their respective fields to research topics that prod gender equality across the United States.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Leave new hairs alone You may be tempted to poke and prod at new hairs.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prod
Verb
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Carrick’s penalty proved costly, as neither Trocheck nor Braden Schneider could muscle Point away from poking a puck past Shesterkin’s pad.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Hector had been poking fun at Lisa’s special interest: Taylor Swift.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Musk has also backed the AfD, urging Germans to vote for the right-wing group in elections earlier this year, as well as English far-right figure Tommy Robinson.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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To have the best shot at getting housed, homeless outreach workers urge people to first go into a city or county shelter.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most taxpayers eligible for economic impact payments, known as stimulus checks, have already received them.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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This tool could change how NC police test for DWIs April 4, 2025 3:38 PM Read Next North Carolina Could NC residents get a $5,000 DOGE stimulus check in 2025?—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Investors are expecting that a slowdown in economic growth could spur the Fed to lower rates in a bid to avoid a recession.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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The episodes turned both women into advocates for patients and spurred research that made American health care safer.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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To bring in more visitors, Katsuo-ji came up with a creative way to encourage tourists to engage with the Daruma dolls.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The intersection did not have lights, bells or arms to warn drivers of an approaching train, a recommendation the National Transportation Board has encouraged since 1998.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Austin’s father, Jeff Metcalf, said he was stabbed in the heart and died in his twin brother’s arms.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2025
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Police said evidence found at the scene indicated the man was stabbed near a bus stop in the 100 block of 11th Street.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The off-market transaction, which closed last month, nudged past the previous record, a $59 million penthouse at the Getty, snagged by private-equity mogul Robert F. Smith in 2018.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
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What to Consider The investment price of these earplugs will nudge you to take extra care with handling them.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trump says tariffs will force other countries to lower their own rates on U.S. goods and services, creating a more balanced economic playing field for U.S. exports and a strong incentive for companies to manufacture goods such as cars inside the U.S. to avoid paying the tax.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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As such, there is little incentive for non-citizens to try to vote, Levitt said.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Prod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prod. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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