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Recent Examples of bunt
The worrying incident occurred in the sixth inning, when Fry tried to bunt a 99 mph fastball from Detroit’s Tarik Skubal.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal threw the pitch that hit Fry in the face while Fry was trying to bunt.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
So far he’s attempted to bunt for hits only twice.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors say Niehaus set fire to nine flags and bunting outside homes in Clifton and Northside on July 30.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal threw the pitch that hit Fry in the face while Fry was trying to bunt.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
So far he’s attempted to bunt for hits only twice.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors say Niehaus set fire to nine flags and bunting outside homes in Clifton and Northside on July 30.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunt
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Sometimes just stroking the ball to the other field, as Andres Gimenez did to drive in a run, or rolling one through the hole as Addison Barger did for an RBI in that inning, works just as well.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The scrawny stray Marlon Brando stroked in The Godfather was found on the Paramount lot the morning of the shoot.—
Steve Garbarino,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tossed and battered by violent wind and severe turbulence, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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At least 19 people have lost their lives in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, which battered the island this week as the most powerful storm to ever hit the Caribbean nation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Trump then tapped Bessent to serve as his primary channel to Beijing and to lead negotiations.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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These expansions allow indies to tap into more complex gameplay and storytelling formats.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Think Judd Apatow flicks with Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, or sitcoms starring Charlie Sheen.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Freddie Freeman won an eight-pitch tussle with Gausman by flicking a two-out double into the right-field corner.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Altria The parent company of tobacco brand Marlboro and one of the country’s largest tobacco firms has pushed for less FDA oversight of e-cigarettes.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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As Lloyd Kelly passes to Andrea Cambiaso, Valverde pushes up from right-back while Jude Bellingham and Tchouameni track Teun Koopmeiners and Khephren Thuram.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Other visitors have reported hearing coughing from the TB cabins, or being shoved even though no one was near.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s when one volunteer from Compañeros was shoved by an ICE agent, Orozco-Perez said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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For nations in the developing world, the vote has been an opportunity to jab at the United States on an issue that has traditionally carried little diplomatic weight.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Miller recalled the hyper-active youths bouncing off the walls, throwing pillows and looking for any chance to compete, which inevitably led to them butting heads.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The federal government's funding shut off when the clock struck midnight on Oct. 1, as a result of President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats butting heads over Medicaid cuts and health care subsidies.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunt. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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