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jimmy

[jim-ee] / ˈdʒɪm i /
VERB
pry open
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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A ground crew member had managed to jimmy the window open, passenger Matt Rexroad told FOX5SanDiego.com.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2023

It wasn’t really a cop show — or rather, it used that genre as a crowbar to jimmy open doors other cop shows didn’t enter: labor, education, media criticism.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

“Unfortunately, inside of our system in certain units, our detainees have the ability to jimmy their locks,” Edwards said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2021

“Imagine the idea of the American government convincing a foreign manufacturer to jimmy equipment in its favor,” the history says.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2020

And you have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. jimmy snyder.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer




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