as in squeezed
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible
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Recent Examples of plucked
This chic design feels like something plucked out of a Parisian home tour, giving your chamber a je ne sais quoi moment that won’t go out of style anytime soon.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
Its packaging, a jewel-like blue bottle engraved with a golden lotus, looks like it was plucked from a fantasy apothecary in the night sky.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
This is the kind of season where a chef is scolded for making too many crudo dishes — and where another literally has the tweezers plucked from his chef's coat during service.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Beaufort, North Carolina This fishing village with century-old homes, idyllic marinas, and pristine beaches could be plucked from a vintage postcard.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Abela, who grew up in Brighton, England, before attending London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, was plucked out of drama school and cast in the show alongside a gaggle of then-unknown actors to play new hires at the fictional investment bank Pierpoint & Co.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Tambo del Inka’s talented culinary staff builds on this philosophy, by using vegetables, fruits, and herbs plucked from the hotel’s organic garden and orchard.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Thornton’s Tommy has an ex-wife and a daughter who are seemingly characters plucked from dubious scenarios on PornHub.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
The wagons look as if they were plucked straight out of a Western film and are complete with a circular canvas wrap and wooden spoke wheels.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2025
Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
Its packaging, a jewel-like blue bottle engraved with a golden lotus, looks like it was plucked from a fantasy apothecary in the night sky.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
This is the kind of season where a chef is scolded for making too many crudo dishes — and where another literally has the tweezers plucked from his chef's coat during service.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Beaufort, North Carolina This fishing village with century-old homes, idyllic marinas, and pristine beaches could be plucked from a vintage postcard.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Abela, who grew up in Brighton, England, before attending London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, was plucked out of drama school and cast in the show alongside a gaggle of then-unknown actors to play new hires at the fictional investment bank Pierpoint & Co.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Tambo del Inka’s talented culinary staff builds on this philosophy, by using vegetables, fruits, and herbs plucked from the hotel’s organic garden and orchard.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Thornton’s Tommy has an ex-wife and a daughter who are seemingly characters plucked from dubious scenarios on PornHub.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
The wagons look as if they were plucked straight out of a Western film and are complete with a circular canvas wrap and wooden spoke wheels.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plucked
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While the Kentucky team hustled into the tunnel off the court, Oklahoma fans booed, with one hurling a can of beer that came close to hitting one team member, as captured in a video from the moment.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kansas was constantly out of position on rebounds and out-hustled in other instances.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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One major case was probing if Capital One cheated customers out of $2 billion in interest payments.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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And a media room cheated as an office, where the family keeps important papers.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her defense has raised the possibility that someone else beat him to death and left him in the cold.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Her decision to turn down the Apple beat at the Journal in 2007, the year the iPhone was released, in order to pursue an M.F.A. in fiction propels an exploration of how much human creativity depends on the ideas and labor of others.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Plucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plucked. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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