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needled

adjective as in punched

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Anthony Munoz, the future Hall of Fame offensive tackle, remembers his coach sticking up for him at training table in the late 1970s when teammates playfully needled him about his long hair.

“He didn’t stick the landing,” needled rookie running back Blake Corum from the locker next door.

And yet, more notably, he was the calmest in the stadium when the likes of Ramsey went close, allowing coaching staff to react first when the game became needled, and crouched down rather than exploded when the game frustrated.

From BBC

“Yews are one of the few needled evergreens that will take pruning and push out new green growth.”

Mr. Biden also needled Mr. Trump about his financial troubles, as well as the plummeting price of shares in his social media company.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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