plucked

VERB

grab, pull out; pick at

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clutch cull harvest snatch strum yank

STRONG

catch collect draw finger gather jerk plunk tug tweak

WEAK

pull at

Antonyms

STRONG

disperse distribute divide misunderstand push scatter

WEAK

insert

Example Sentences

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Paul, the first contestant not to be plucked from the Bachelor Nation, broke that mould in many ways.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Cabinet members Pete Hegseth and Sean Duffy, for instance, were plucked by Trump directly from its on-air talent roster.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

He’ll have a funny way of showing it, but Cronin likes the guys he recruited or plucked from the transfer portal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

She put it back on the shelf and plucked another one, called Bad Light: A History of Criminality in the Marvellian World.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton