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as in pulls
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
it took some effort to pry up the trap door
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as in plucks
to draw out by force or with effort
a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle
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as in interferes
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
don't go prying into other people's business
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“Pries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pries. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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