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Noun
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Like many businesses and restaurants in neighborhoods like Little Village and Pilsen, Carnitas Uruapan picked itself back up after economic woes and significant blows to foot traffic as customers were afraid to eat out, while employees hesitated to come to work.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026 -
The city’s population was diverse and fractious, with religious and ethnic groups who spoke Russian, Polish, Belarusian, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew, and often came to blows with one another.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Stockstill was throwing punches, but not connecting.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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An example of maximalism at its best, the color palette is a mix of blues (from midnight to cobalt to aquamarine) with punches of orange.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
Noun
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You’ll be thrown around in your seat, which moves in sync with the action, along with thumps in the back, splashes of water, blasts of air, smoke, and flashes of light.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lawrence went the distance, allowed four hits and had four strikeouts.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
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The team combined for 17 hits and 15 runs, both matching season highs.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Here, The Athletic reviews Everton’s season just gone — their first at Hill Dickinson Stadium and one of highs, lows, slaps and… toasters.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Moxley didn’t need a pep talk, just some stiff slaps from Marina Shafir.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Released on Sky Rompiendo’s independent imprint, Black Koi Entertainment, the song finds Maluma offering his sultry vocals as Kris R’s raps over the smooth reggaeton beat.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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Timbaland’s eerie, minimalist production — stuttering beat patterns, yawning silences between drum hits, synth riffs that bray and heave — was the ideal vehicle for Elliott’s slaloming, heavily syncopated raps.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But routine interactions have been punctuated at times by physical encounters.—
Clare Amari,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Look for ways to escape your daily routine and to avoid unpleasant encounters.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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“Bashings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashings. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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