Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerked around
Verb
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There’s been no improvement in their real economy despite a stock market that seems manipulated higher, a la 2016.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Its quantum state can be precisely prepared, manipulated and measured by experimenters.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In prison, she was often severely mistreated.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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One said no one mistreated him.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Schmidt warned that without enforcement, these rogue models could spread unchecked and be used for harm by bad actors.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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While initially designed to be used in a rocket artillery system, it was modified to be attached to a first-person-view drone using a wooden stick, wire and duct tape, CAR said.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Jerked around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerked%20around. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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