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Recent Examples of lunge
Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025
Moments later, the canine lunges for a bite, catching the gooey snack and stretching the cheese into an impressively long string.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The robot would occasionally lunge forward, gnashing its claws and wriggling its tail to mimic an attack as the rats got closer to the meal.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But any lower-body exercise done barefoot—think lunges and calf raises, progressing to plyometrics—can help, Dr. Avery says.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025
Moments later, the canine lunges for a bite, catching the gooey snack and stretching the cheese into an impressively long string.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Verstappen never got close enough to try and lunge for position, Norris crossing the line eighth-tenths of a second ahead.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The robot would occasionally lunge forward, gnashing its claws and wriggling its tail to mimic an attack as the rats got closer to the meal.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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Meanwhile, Ryan Kelly came on in the second round and used pressure and ring control while establishing his jab and work rate.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Even fast food chain Wendy’s entered the conversation with a jab at the singer.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The deeper one dives into seeking sustainable solutions, the more muddled those solutions may feel.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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Seeing people discover me and this song and then dive into my whole discography has really [shown that TikTok is] such a beautiful tool.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The entirety of Sinners may take place over the span of only 24 hours, but Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther) sure manages to pack a punch into that timeframe.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Netflix’s earnings beat for Q1 comes amid broader fears of a looming economic downturn that could deliver a punch to consumer spending and ad budgets.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Losses were seen in BYD Company which plunged 4.03%, Meituan which dropped 1.02%, Xpeng which fell 3.46% and Baidu which was down 0.29%. Elsewhere, gains were seen in Tencent which edged up 0.17%, Xiaomi which increased 0.73% , SenseTime which added 2.11% and JD.com which advanced 2.91%.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2025
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Divorce Is Often Deferred, Not Prevented When the economy plunges, so does the financial feasibility of divorce.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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