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Recent Examples of bunt
Peers double-faulted for *2-1 to the Americans, before Ram double-faulted right back for 2-2, and a miscommunication on positioning left a huge gap through the middle that the Australians exploited, before Krajicek bunted a return long to go *4-2 down at the changeover.
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James Hansen, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
My thought as Iglesias stood in: don’t give a struggling pitcher an easy out by bunting.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
The Dodgers’ Andy Pages walked to open the bottom of the 10th, and Enrique Hernandez bunted automatic runner Michael Conforto to third and Pages to second.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Iglesias bunted the first pitch, which would’ve been ball one.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
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James Hansen, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
My thought as Iglesias stood in: don’t give a struggling pitcher an easy out by bunting.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
The Dodgers’ Andy Pages walked to open the bottom of the 10th, and Enrique Hernandez bunted automatic runner Michael Conforto to third and Pages to second.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Iglesias bunted the first pitch, which would’ve been ball one.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunt
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In the now-viral video, Otis lies limp and unimpressed while his dad, Jake, strokes his leg with a concerned arm around him.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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These conversations showed me how easily a line of code can stroke an ego, calm anxiety, and mimic devotion.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But the Islamic Republic was badly battered and humiliated.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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But all have been heavily battered by recent Israeli and U.S. military operations.—
Matthew Tostevin
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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For its fourth studio album, Flowers (out June 27 on Dead Oceans), the trio of Jones, Aaron Frazer and Blake Rhein is tapping its own history for a sound that melds the members’ individual influences.—
Taylor Mims,
Billboard,
23 June 2025
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These seven companies both reflect U.S. strength in Big Tech and tap into major trends like AI.—
Cecilia Hult,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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The history of zombie movies is littered with cheap, DIY horror flicks by low-budget filmmakers with inventiveness and gusto.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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The grip is relaxed rather than tense, and the design encourages a whole-hand movement style rather than finger flicking.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Video footage from the incident showed Padilla pushed to the ground and handcuffed outside the door while attempting to speak to Noem during the conference.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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On Tuesday, staffers of the agency issued a statement to push for Corrêa's resignation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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The Detroit Pistons did it year after year, deploying a defensive scheme that involved trapping him over and over, shoving him through screens, bullying him through picks, sending two or three bodies on him, and knocking him off balance, off his shot, off his cool.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Combined with the mandatory fawning sycophancy required of everyone in his orbit, the President fits the profile of an emotionally insecure man whose bluster collapses when push comes to shove.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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Nearly 150 people were jabbed with syringes during a street music festival in France, the country’s interior ministry said, adding that authorities had arrested at least 12 suspects.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
24 June 2025
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The sequence was designed to mimic a human yawn, but one could be forgiven for thinking the fleshy android had just been unpleasantly jabbed with something sharp.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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However, things don't go exactly as planned when Sonny butts heads with newcomer Joshua Pearce and brings his exploitative tactics to the track.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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Consistently butting up against one’s credit limit also increases the chances of accidentally breaching that threshold, McClary said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunt. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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