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
Rising standards of living in Latin America have prodded more people to stay put - or to return from the United States.
From Washington Times ● May 7, 2022
Apple and its activist employees have edged toward open confrontation in recent months, as workers have gone public with criticisms of how the company treats them and have prodded federal agencies to investigate.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
Men are pretty good egotists; but I wonder if you ever thought what that means with me, with the people you have prodded up to resent the Ring in the Valley here.
From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
