as in to stroke
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Recent Examples of bunt
Trea Turner squared around twice to bunt to lead off the game, giving Yamamoto an easy first out.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
After Nick Castellanos doubled in the bottom of the ninth, Thomson made the decision to have Bryson Stott bunt in an effort to get Castellanos to third with only one out.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Players who don’t faint at the sight of runners on second and third and never quite learned how to bunt.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2025
So far he’s attempted to bunt for hits only twice.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
After Nick Castellanos doubled in the bottom of the ninth, Thomson made the decision to have Bryson Stott bunt in an effort to get Castellanos to third with only one out.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Players who don’t faint at the sight of runners on second and third and never quite learned how to bunt.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2025
So far he’s attempted to bunt for hits only twice.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunt
Verb
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Davidson, a 6-foot-1 freshman, stroked a perfect shot from the right side to send the Trojans (18-13) into a second-round matchup with top seed South Carolina on Monday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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One contestant in a Travis Kelce butt cut leaped over an ironing board; another held a tape measure to his crotch and stroked it.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Referee Thomas Taylor stopped the fight after Fundora battered Thurman repeatedly, the former unified welterweight champion's bloody face showing the damage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Waxahachie head coach Ariel Raney glances toward the scoreboard as an Indians batter steps to the plate to start the bottom of the third inning of play against Duncanville.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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At thirty-three, Chalker was older than most of his classmates, with more experience professionally and abroad, and he was tapped to spend a day with James Pavitt, then the agency’s director of operations.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Burger might’ve been more eager to tap his helmet if the Rangers had their full arsenal of challenges left to burn.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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At the time the docuseries was made, Mark could only flick at that possibility due to a lack of evidence.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the video, the snake flicks its tongue, a common sensory behavior used to detect chemical cues in the air and identify nearby prey or potential predators.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks were able to close the gap behind 17 first-quarter points from Brunson but Charlotte took command late in the second quarter and pushed the lead to 10 at halftime with a series of 3s from Knueppel, Ball and Miller.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That pushed him over the threshold of 250 made 3-pointers this season, making Knueppel the lone player in NBA history age 22 or younger to connect on that many.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If unhelpful naysayers shove their preferences onto you, just brush them off.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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With Dylan Larkin in the box, Noah Cates put the Flyers ahead by three goals by shoving a loose puck over the goal line on the power play with less than four minutes to play in the second.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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While his peers aimed to achieve maximum tension by barking about capitalism over jabbing, if not outright obnoxious, guitars, Shaw scrapped layer after layer—distortion pedals, crash cymbals, eventually the drum machine itself—to crystalize his band’s own sound.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the months since, Adams has continued to jab at his successor in social media posts.—
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As these boar and beavers escape, digging up his neighbor’s fields and damming his streams, the two farmers begin to butt heads.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Diabate put his head down to butt up against Duren’s forehead after the two slowly crept toward each other and Duren took his right hand and swiped at Diabate.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunt. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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