as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat
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Recent Examples of stinger
Running back Christian McCaffrey is fine after sustaining a nerve-stinger near his neck and left shoulder in the season finale.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
McCaffrey suffered a neck stinger on a hard hit during the 49ers' loss Saturday but returned to the game.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Agents pushed back demonstrators with a barrage of stinger ball grenades, pepper balls, tear gas and baton rounds.
—Robert Costa, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Its deadly stinger was full of venom, much more potent and deadly than any snake.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
McCaffrey suffered a neck stinger on a hard hit during the 49ers' loss Saturday but returned to the game.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Agents pushed back demonstrators with a barrage of stinger ball grenades, pepper balls, tear gas and baton rounds.
—Robert Costa, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Its deadly stinger was full of venom, much more potent and deadly than any snake.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinger
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The burst of activity came as Earth was hit by a complex wave of solar energy, delivering a one-two punch from multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) alongside a fast stream of solar wind from a coronal hole.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Malachi Toney and Cooper Barkate will be the one-two punch at the top of this depth chart.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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But Thune has worked to soften the blow, at least within his own conference, by involving Lee in lengthy conversations on how debate proceeds.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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The French left won the Paris mayor’s race, one of a number of blows to far-right and center-right challengers in nationwide municipal polls.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Emma Peschel beat the first-period buzzer with a slap shot to make it 4-0 and Sara Swiderski sent a shot from the blue line that deflected into the goal in the third.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Martin Necas set him up in the high slot, and after faking a slap shot, MacKinnon rifled a wrister past Pittsburgh goalie Arturs Silovs.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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The experimental jet, part of NASA’s Quesst mission, is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound while producing only a soft sonic thump instead of a disruptive boom.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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At its best, the music’s blackout-drunk thump-thump functions more like an anxious heartbeat.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
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For the past 20 days, Weinberg, a farmer and doula, has been living between the thud of Hezbollah missiles and the crack of Israeli artillery.—
Lior Soroka,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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That polish doesn’t stop it from being seriously grating at times, though, especially when some of its jokes land with a thud.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Rescue workers said the direct hit in Arad caused widespread damage across at least 10 apartment buildings, three of them badly damaged and in danger of collapsing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The 2025 Best of Beauty Award winner pairs caffeine to reduce the look of puffiness with hyaluronic acid for a hit of hydration that plumps fine lines.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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One quick swipe lifts away leftover buildup, leaving skin smoother, clearer, and ready for the rest of your routine.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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When Zuccarello took a swipe with his stick and smacked McCarron in the leg, the big man responded with a Oscar-worthy acting job, feigning like he had been slashed on the wrist.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2026
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In cases where a person has had a stroke or fallen, the decline may be sharp and clear.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2026
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The match turned on the stroke of halftime.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Stinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinger. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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