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Recent Examples of dunk
Many experiments use hydroponic setups where seedlings are dunked into water with plastic particles, letting leaves and stems touch the mix directly.
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
This soup was the perfect thing to dunk them in!
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Imagine wearing a flamingo outfit while dunking your target’s head in a toilet.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks over Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards during Game Two of the Eastern Conference first round series at Wells Fargo Center on May 26, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
This soup was the perfect thing to dunk them in!
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Imagine wearing a flamingo outfit while dunking your target’s head in a toilet.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks over Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards during Game Two of the Eastern Conference first round series at Wells Fargo Center on May 26, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
Verb
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With temperatures only continuing to dip, now’s the time to upgrade your loungewear with these cozy sweatpants from Amazon, Athleta, and Nike below.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ask for an explanation of why wide receiver Hunter Renfrow’s playing time dipped in the Carolina Panthers’ win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3, and offensive coordinator Brad Idzik will remind you of something obvious.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gardner ducked under the dark cloth and focused the image on the ground glass of his camera.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The video shows agents ducking for cover in front of two white vans while quickly shuffling detainees inside the facility, where an ICE agent frantically guided the detainees down a hallway.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Manheim speaks music fluently, having grown up in New York immersed in the ska scene of the 1990s.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Bailey immersed himself in the euphoria, even sneaking into a Wicked sing-along at the cinema to get the full fan experience.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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