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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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When a violin string is plucked, it produces a main tone along with a series of overtones.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Normally, top mandarins are plucked from the British civil service for the Washington post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

After “Let ’Em In,” McCartney asked his band member Brian Ray to show off the song’s all-important bass line: a single note plucked over and over and over again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Portuguese former Aalesunds forward Braga is emblematic of Hearts' season - a relative unknown plucked from Norwegian football.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

I broke branches off trees and bushes to build up my firewood stocks and plucked fresh leaves for my bed, and palm fronds to weave more fan-nets.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo