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  • past participle of pique.
  • past tense form of pique.
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piqued

[peekt] / pikt /










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Other pizzas that piqued my interest include a half-white-and-half-red sauce pizza topped with candied bacon, ham, sweet onions, fennel and basil, and a blue cheese-focused pizza topped with pears, rosemary, shallots and onions.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Investor interest was piqued by the Artemis moon mission earlier this year that SpaceX did not participate in, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Unsurprisingly, such works have piqued the attention of Chinese authorities and made Badiucao – who does not give his real name publicly – a target.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

During their historic lunar flyby, astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission witnessed meteorites striking the rugged surface of the Moon, a sight that has piqued scientists' curiosity.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

It was well enough to say Rab was secretive by nature and couldn’t help the way God had made him, but Johnny felt piqued.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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