punch in
verb
punched in; punching in; punches in
: to record the time of one's arrival or beginning work by punching a time clock
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McCoy punched in the bulk of the scoring in Sierra Canyon’s senior night home 90-77 win over Crespi.
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Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
Orton pummeled Zayn with punches in the corner until Zayn reversed and did the same.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The Rangers should now be able to trot out one of the finer one-two-three punches in the American League, in Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, and Gore.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
So Verse went out and recorded his first sack to start the second half, a strip-sack deep in Eagles territory that his team recovered and quickly punched in for a touchdown the next play.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
Orton pummeled Zayn with punches in the corner until Zayn reversed and did the same.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The Rangers should now be able to trot out one of the finer one-two-three punches in the American League, in Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, and Gore.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
So Verse went out and recorded his first sack to start the second half, a strip-sack deep in Eagles territory that his team recovered and quickly punched in for a touchdown the next play.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Punch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20in. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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