prodder

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Noun
  • Its members include Lebanon's Hezbollah, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq and Yemen's Houthi rebels.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The new campaign of airstrikes started after the rebels threatened to resume targeting Israeli ships over Israel’s blocking of aid entering the Gaza Strip.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sure enough, the red-haired renegade formerly known as Sin Rostro played another troublemaker on the ABC procedural.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Jay North, the former child actor who starred as the titular troublemaker on Dennis the Menace, has died.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His unit was in western Iraq, at a time of fierce fighting against insurgent forces and car bombs.
    Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
  • But when the streets ominously clear out and their sniper is spotted, they're forced to engage in a fierce battle with al-Qaeda insurgents.
    EW.com, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The merger proposal drew concern from competing concert promoters and venue owners, who claimed at the time that combining Ticketmaster and Live Nation would force them to work with their largest competitor.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The concept of WrestleMania was created by Vince McMahon, a second-generation wrestling promoter who served as the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for four decades before resigning from his role with the company in 2024.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Prospective visitors, along with park proponents, are concerned about what the parks and experiences may look like after the sweeping layoffs across the National Park Service and the larger federal government in February.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Plan proponents saw this as a way to combat the district’s funding problems.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • An early Monday morning launch was the first of two on the Space Coast with planned booster landings that could bring sonic booms to Central Florida.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Not all wounds will require a tetanus booster; a physician will take into account how severe the wound is, your age and the last time you were vaccinated, says Harris.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Prodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodder. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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