as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
dealt his opponent a haymaker that sent him reeling across the boxing ring
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Recent Examples of haymaker
Gunner Stockton and Joey Aguilar’s ability to consistently produce haymakers turned Saturday’s Georgia-Tennessee matchup into a dramatic overtime thriller that will be remembered for a while.
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This is a good ol’ fashioned shootout, with Brock Purdy and Michael Penix landing haymaker after haymaker against questionable defenses.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The Miami Dolphins certainly took a haymaker to the face on Wednesday courtesy of the Detroit Lions.
—Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This is a good ol’ fashioned shootout, with Brock Purdy and Michael Penix landing haymaker after haymaker against questionable defenses.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The Miami Dolphins certainly took a haymaker to the face on Wednesday courtesy of the Detroit Lions.
—Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haymaker
Noun
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In an email to Pitchfork, MOT’s Lucien Calkin refuted Clateman’s account and said there was no punch.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jeremy Strong plays his loyal best friend/manager, and Stephen Graham gives a gut-punch performance as Bruce’s old man.—
Henry Selick,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The first accounts of cheating and payoffs during exam week surfaced—a blow to the belief in fairness on which the whole system of guilds depended.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Google had hoped to void those changes with an appeal, but the ruling issued in July by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a legal blow for the tech giant, which has been waylaid in three separate antitrust trials affecting different pillars of its internet empire.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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That will include the X-59’s first supersonic flight, in which the aircraft will achieve the optimal speed and altitude for a boom—or thud, in this case.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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After a promising start, the Carson Wentz era might have just ended with a thud.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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Greenstein and Goldberg tried — and failed — to dissuade their boss from giving Will Smith and his company Westbrook an overall deal with the studio, arguing that the Oscar-slap controversy and a dodgy box office track record would result in more headaches than hits.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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That included two stellar stops in the waning seconds of the third with Carolina on the power play, rebuffing a slap shot and then blocking the rebound with his leg pad.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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The windshield repels the huddled form and the thump on the pavement sounds like a rebuke.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The result is that the sonic boom becomes a sonic thump of 60 dB to 80 dB, or about that of a car door closing for those on the ground.—
David Szondy
October 28,
New Atlas,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wipe in circular motions with a lint-free microfiber cloth to loosen grime, then finish with long, horizontal swipes.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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Credit card swipes, corporate calendar items, and photos snapped on a phone of receipts can all go straight into AI analysis.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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It’s been a huge hit with my guests, and right now, Prime members can add it to their carts for just $40.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Clement was a menace, leading the postseason in hits and doubles while striking out only twice.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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While Merlin may be counting on Shein to increase foot traffic at the beleaguered BHV, the previous pop-ups have not resulted in knock-on sales boosts for other brands, Le Louët said.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Nobody expected a year ago that the India-US economic relationship will take so many knocks—of which the HIRE Bill is another reflection.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Haymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haymaker. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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