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goads

  • plural
    of goad.
    goad
    noun
    a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
  • present tense form
    of goad (3rd person singular).
    goad
    noun
    a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.

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Preston goads while the two do so in a dimly lit park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

One seeks out a key piece of Parkinson's-causing RNA, while the other goads the cell to chop it to pieces for recycling.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024

The language of economics goads us into being more selfish than we would be otherwise, research shows.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2020

It was a strong-willed Cabinet of goads, gadflies and bureaucrats, and there were interagency squabbles and rivalries that the mayor seemed unable to control.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020

This only goads them into talking further, in lowered voices, their heads leaning in toward each other.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri