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hooked

[hookt] / hʊkt /


ADJECTIVE
bent, angled
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Gererd Pike of Hooked Up Fishing said his fishing charter boat was six miles from Kennedy Shoal on Sunday and he had seen large numbers of "vicious, unpredictable" bull sharks in the area.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Appeared in the March 7, 2026, print edition as 'We Got Hooked on Fast, Free Shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Hooked on that feeling, he started visiting the venue several times a week.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

His father married Lynne Wacker, a sales training manager for Hooked on Phonics, in 1973.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Hooked together in earth orbit, the group of three astronauts and two cosmonauts got along fine.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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