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spud

[spuhd] / spʌd /
NOUN
tuber
Synonyms


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She believes the spud frenzy is all about the sheer surprise and novelty.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

It is already the world's second biggest spud producer.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2025

Cantwell is right to defend the spud against this line of attack.

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2024

But the case, like so many others, fell by the flesh of the spud.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2024

He'd always say things like, "Jess, we're going to go shoot hoops just the two of us, but when we get back we'll play spud with you."

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

With spuds a staple on our dinner tables, this is the time of year when early potatoes usually get planted.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

Eda Kalkay, of Red Bank, N.J., says she learned that lesson two years ago when she served up the spuds alongside the candy and found almost no takers, save for one group.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

As for “Chicken Shop Date,” the online series first began with Dimoldenberg interviewing grime artists over greasy chicken and deep fried spuds before doing the same with Hollywood celebrities.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2024

First, you’d remove the spuds from their plastic bag.

From National Geographic Aug. 17, 2023

Malachy smiles and says she brought home corned beef and a few spuds from Kathleen O’Connell’s shop.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

The first horizontal well in the Bakken was spudded by Meridian Oil in 1987, long before the current boom.

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2013

Meanwhile, we’re drilling and just spudded on December 31st, the Lineham Creek well you see onshore Louisiana there.

From Forbes Feb. 21, 2012

The country's first commercial oil well was spudded in nearby Moonie.

From Reuters Nov. 16, 2011

Among the wild banana trees in the hills of Veracruz state, oil crews last week spudded in the second well of the richest Mexican oil strike in more than 20 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

After luncheon, Bluebell wandered away in search of wild flowers, the children hunted for cray-fish, Miss Prosody spudded up ferns, and Mrs. Rolleston drew from her pocket her favourite point-lace.

From Bluebell A Novel by Huddleston, Mrs. George Croft

Understandably eager for oil, little Jordan celebrated the spudding in of Mecom's first well in the olive groves and rolling hills north of Hebron.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hugh used to trot about with him, spudding up weeds from the lawn.

From Hugh Memoirs of a Brother by Benson, Arthur Christopher




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