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Recent Examples of bunt
The red, white and blue bunting decorating ballparks, the echoing crack of a bat, bags of peanuts cartwheeling from vendor’s hands, pastoral fields of emerald green.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Fullerton senior catcher Miguel Velasquez hit a solo home run in the first inning, junior right-handed starting pitcher Declan Fitzgerald went six innings and senior right fielder Wayne Warden bunted in a run for the Indians.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
For others, there was bunting for base hits, push bunts and drag bunts.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
His team bunted five times in five innings on Tuesday in its season opener against host Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Fullerton senior catcher Miguel Velasquez hit a solo home run in the first inning, junior right-handed starting pitcher Declan Fitzgerald went six innings and senior right fielder Wayne Warden bunted in a run for the Indians.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
For others, there was bunting for base hits, push bunts and drag bunts.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
His team bunted five times in five innings on Tuesday in its season opener against host Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunt
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After stroking a century at Perth in November as India captured the first Test, the legendary batsman then succumbed to uncertainty and the relentless probing of Pat Cummins’ team, scoring only 104 more runs in the next seven innings.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2025
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The win staved off a Dodgers sweep in the two teams’ first series matchup since last year’s Fall Classic and made for a rebound after L.A. battered the Yankees in an 18-2 loss on Saturday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
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Toronto’s bats battered the Athletics for four games, hitting eight homers and driving in 39 runs.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Toby Huss has been tapped to voice the conspiracy-minded Dale Gribble in ‘King of the Hill’s upcoming Season 14 revival.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Writer, filmmaker and curator Ducharme, who hails from the Métis community of St. Ambroise on Treaty 1 Territory, has tapped into his own experiences for the screenplay.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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One finish, in particular, for Livingston against Hamilton Academical in March 2021, is a reminder of his eye for the spectacular: flicking the ball up, with his back to goal, then firing a swivelling volley into the roof of the net.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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In some of the most creepy moments of the show, every single one of those lights can be flicked off to achieve complete darkness.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
2 June 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2025
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt publicly pushed ABC to discipline Moran.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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McDavid shook off two periods where the Panthers shoved him to the outside and contained his electric game.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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As the sidelines cleared and the entire team rushed the field, though, Hudson took the opportunity to charge back into the fray and shove Thibodeaux in defense of Eluemunor.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Sun Sentinel Miss Manners: The way my wife stabs meat at the table has bothered me for 50 years Miss Manners: The way my wife jabs meat at the dinner table has bothered me for half a century.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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But the director maintains a strong level of realistic tension, sticking to Camille’s side as the boy takes plenty of blows but dishes out plenty as well, jabbing his way towards a form of self-realization.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Greenberg also hasn't committed to rehiring the city’s inspector general, who is charged with examining police misconduct and has butted heads with Louisville police since 2021.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Discovery pitching their wares, even as digital-first interlopers like Amazon, Netflix and YouTube have butted their way into the week.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunt. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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