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
His shoulder stinger underlined a 41-6 playoff loss to the Seahawks, a brutal end to an otherwise impressive 49ers effort.
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Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
Running back Christian McCaffrey is fine after sustaining a nerve-stinger near his neck and left shoulder in the season finale.
—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
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Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
Running back Christian McCaffrey is fine after sustaining a nerve-stinger near his neck and left shoulder in the season finale.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinger
Noun
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Simple, pack-a-punch drinks such as Zouzou and Nirvana are bound to tempt anyone with a penchant for unique spirits such as eau de vie (aquavit) and cachaça.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Our expert take The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card packs a punch for a $95 annual fee card, offering annual travel credits, comprehensive travel protections and more.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s handling of his war on Iran—attacking without consultation, expecting unwavering support, forcing higher prices on others—has dealt another blow to these relationships.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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Southeast Asian officials said such an outcome would deal a significant blow to US credibility in keeping sea lanes open.—
Gerry Doyle,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The bearded blueliner has skated through the bumps and bruises that come with delivering checks and deflecting slap shots.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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That’s how Larry Graham came up with slap bass.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Moments later, a bass thump sounded in the distance.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
27 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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The shot lands with a thud on the field, in sync with turning heads.—
Zoe Bahjat,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 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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Game notes Rangers bats struggled for most of Saturday’s game with only four hits in the game but rallied and had runners on the corners with two outs in the ninth inning and Evan Carter up to bat.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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When the pandemic hit, our local public school closed its computer lab, issued my kindergartener an iPad, and never looked back.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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For years, now, we have been forced to tap, swipe, and scan in an outdated infrastructure, built for a pre-intelligent era.—
Alex Israel,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Or worse, consequential decisions are often made not by Congress, but with the swipe of a president’s pen.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Golfers had a legitimate excuse for missing strokes on Easter when two earthquakes rattled opposite sides of the Holly Ridge Golf Links southeast of Archdale, North Carolina.—
Mark Price
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The show uses oil-on-canvas matte paintings, paintbrush strokes on glass panes, and even live-action, practical models for some of the spaceships.—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Stinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinger. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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