dun 1 of 3

as in demand
something that someone insists upon having it's probably not a good idea to ignore a creditor's dun for repayment

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dun

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adjective

dun

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verb

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Recent Examples of dun
Adjective
Those measure could mean dunning a delinquent customer, or tapping into Tola's BNPL, working capital product. Lucinda Shen, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 Seduction Cosmetic Center’s Dr. John Sampson was dunned $25,656 and banned from Brazilian butt lifts for his own professional sins, which resulted in the death of a Seduction patient in June 2021. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024 But that devil would come dunning in the nineteen-thirties, during the battles between New Dealers and the Court led by Charles Evans Hughes. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024 The Education Department dunned GCU, the nation’s largest Christian college, $37.7 million for allegedly deceiving prospective students about the cost of its doctoral programs. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023 The agency would dun a public company guilty of a comparable lack of internal controls. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dun
Noun
  • The building’s history and neighborhood storytelling can help drive demand, despite boutique hotels growing in number.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • At Canyon Creek Forest, residents enjoy the space and comfort of a single-family home without the ongoing demands of exterior maintenance.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • In the long-term, seawalls can actually make erosion worse, especially along sandy beaches, where waves crashing against one side of the seawall can scour out sand on the other side.
    Molly Duerig, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
  • Chef Andre Fowles, a three-time Food Network Chopped Champion, remains a stalwart force in the Miss Lily family but has exchanged the grit and bustle of the urban neighborhood for the sandy beaches and resort-umbrella-ed nook of the Negril, Jamaica location.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • When Test Track officially opens on July 22, guests will not have to worry about virtual queues.
    Megan duBois, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
  • On account of its relative remoteness--sat between Scotland 200 miles to the south and Iceland 400 miles to the north--the Faroe Islands hasn’t had to worry about over-tourism too much.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The lawsuit claims the picnics are charitable expressive conduct and acts of peaceful assembly, and argues Tempe's permit requirements violate the advocates' First and 14th Amendment rights, which protect freedom of speech and assembly, and ensure due process and equal protection under the law.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
  • The court found that the Legislature was violating the state constitution’s requirement that any laws pass both houses of the Legislature and be presented to the governor.
    Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • True to its name, the restaurant’s menu includes all things avocado, from avocado pumpkin spice cheesecake and avocado deviled eggs to avocado samosas and guacamole.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Asking god to heal his body and mind… devil you a lie.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • Only if the request meets the criteria above is anonymity granted.
    Meghan Ashford-Grooms, NPR, 29 June 2025
  • Monitor for continued anomalous requests — particularly from Tencent, AWS, and other cloud provider ASNs.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.
    Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • They’re also vexed by the vehicles’ human attendants, who work in large lots located in residential areas and loudly vacuum the taxis between fares.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
  • Therefore, the centrifuges may vex Netanyahu’s war aims.
    Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

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“Dun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dun. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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