prod
verb (used with object)
to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed.
have prodded
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present perfectof prod.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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U.S. administrations have prodded global semiconductor companies, like Taiwanese giant TSMC, to build chip factories in the U.S., so that a conflict in Asia wouldn’t cripple U.S. industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Kishida's advisers, however, have prodded him to embrace tax increases.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2022
Judd said its reporting also appears to have prodded the emaciated local daily, part of a national chain owned by Wall Street types, to finally increase its local news report.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Consuming nations, including the United States, have prodded the Saudis to increase production, with little success until now.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
The Vicar seems to have stared at each severally, and to have prodded most of them with his stick once or twice.
From The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
