as in forks (over, out, or up)
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungles (up)
Verb
-
Ali Riza Dogan, the owner of Manhattan restaurant Ali Baba Mediterranean Cuisine, hands out free meals weekly and has invited homeless people to sleep in his restaurant's entryway on cold nights.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Roxana Jullapat hands out chocolate muffins to her team.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Washington might consider restoring the Fulbright Program, and work on better coordination between the US State Department, which issues visas, and Homeland Security, which guards entry points.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
-
The Florida attorney general, who represents state agencies and issues formal legal opinions, also declined to comment.—
Nichole Manna,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Wells pays someone to mow her lawn.—
David A. Lieb,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
-
The state’s Next Level Jobs program pays the tuition for students to take classes for high-demand jobs, Dulin said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
-
Under Florida law, anyone who aids, abets or counsels someone in the commission of a crime may be considered a principal in the first degree.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Plus the product imparts heat protection up to 420 degrees Fahrenheit—all at an affordable price point.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
-
As grandmother imparts her wisdom about the plants’ connection with phežúta — medicines — and the importance of giving thanks for their bounty, the pair sings a special song to stinging nettle, chokecherry, red clover, milkweed, elderberry, and golden rod.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
That arrangement will stay in place until the judge offers his recommendation on parent time on or before May 11.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
-
Nintendo’s latest console offers access to some of the most popular video game franchises, including Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda and Pokémon.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The Israeli government and military have said forces will remain in a buffer zone that spans the countries' border and extends at least six miles into Lebanese territory, and that residents will not be allowed to return home, until the Hezbollah threat is removed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
-
The decision also extends to OPEC+, a larger group that consists of other oil producers such as Russia.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The father-daughter duo typically make an annual appearance at the Barnstable Brown Gala, which benefits the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center at the University of Kentucky.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
-
The deal especially benefits African agricultural exports like cocoa from Ivory Coast and Ghana, coffee from Kenya, and citrus from South Africa.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Pungles (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungles%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
