bunts

verb

present tense third-person singular of bunt
as in strokes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunts
  1. strokes
  2. flicks
  3. taps
  4. pushes
  5. jabs
  6. batters
  7. shoves
  8. licks
Verb
  • The young woman on the left strokes her hair and tells her not to be nervous.
    — Anna Griffin, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • When Robbie first strokes the plush walls, her Cathy stares with the appropriate mix of awe and terror.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of strokes
Verb
  • Caputo, a former Air Force fighter pilot, flicks the control stick hard left, then right.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Fernandes then flicks the ball to his team-mate and Mainoo rattles the woodwork, with Anderson unable to block the shot.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of flicks
Verb
  • Israel’s president taps opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot to form a new government.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Nikki Porcher taps Michael Thurmond to lead her transition team.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of taps
Verb
  • Nighthawk pushes performance IBM’s current Nighthawk r2 processor has demonstrated significant improvements in quantum execution speed.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • And as sea level rise pushes tides and groundwater levels higher, soaking up the dry dirt and drainage area Florida was built to rely on, even smaller storms could cause the kind of damage seen last week.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of pushes
Verb
  • The film’s pick-me jabs at humor are frankly, flatly unfunny and grating, twisting the film at times into a perverse, almost self-aware treatise on tweeness.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than immediately running toward his destination on the opposite side of the field, Jefferson jabs at the defender to create even more separation.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of jabs
Verb
  • Pitchers committed 290 violations this season, batters 92 and catchers five.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • As the water is likely to demonstrate as Erin batters the coast, the islands face threats not only from the ocean, but also from the large bodies of water to the west, the Albemarle, Pamlico and Currituck Sounds.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of batters
Verb
  • This brings tropical storm strength gusts to South Florida on Sunday and Monday and shoves more water ashore.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Verge The tablet shoves Alexa down your throat at every turn.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoves
Verb
  • That glib self-confidence is present in McNamara, who licks the doughnut glaze off his fingers before offering his hand to the female detective questioning the one living Jason.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Later, a woman protractedly licks blue ice cream from a cone, her attempts thwarted by ferocious gusts of wind and sand.
    — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of licks
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“Bunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunts. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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