plucked
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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
In early 2025 on BlueSky, coldForce chose an avatar plucked from the anime series “Gintama”: the heroine Kagura in her berserk state, insane with rage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 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
The opening ballad, “Risk It All,” is pretty but listless, with Mr. Mars singing over a gently plucked nylon-string guitar until a relaxed syncopated groove folds in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Emily, the girl who’d been so soothing before, asked as she plucked pointlessly at her sweatshirt sleeve.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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