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
On one stoop, a man gently plucked a guitar.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
"Mums may have plucked up the courage to come in that day to talk about their mental health, but then they can't come if there's no slots available," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 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
Mawuli plucked it, then pounded boiled palm nuts in the narrow wooden mortar to help Ma prepare the palm soup.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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