Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunked
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Stopped and glanced at the side garden on the way out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026 -
Now, after her team’s runaway 97-61 victory over Penn State on Wednesday inside Rec Hall, Close glanced at the 10 reporters on a Zoom call and doubled down on her previous remarks.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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White egrets stood in the shallows, a woodpecker knocked somewhere nearby, and pairs of green parrots flew upstream, beating their wings in time.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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He was eventually knocked free of the vehicle, and suffered significant lacerations that required 33 stitches, the official said.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The first season introduced viewers to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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The ball bounced out of bounds, hitting the pylon on its way out for a safety, extending the Ole Miss lead to 39-34.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Dostal blocked Hughes’ slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Dostal blocked Hughes' slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The attempt skipped home for her second goal, giving the Harborwomen a commanding 3-0 lead.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Barzilay predicts that in many low-income countries AI will soon be integrated into health systems similar to how much of Africa skipped over landlines and went straight to cell phones.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The moment ricocheted through the Gotham Awards.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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The prop ricocheted back toward the stage and away from the audience, where staff were able to safely recover it.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Carmelo coached, Kiyan practiced and La La rebounded.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Oluchi Okananwa scored a career-high 34 points, and Maryland rebounded from its first loss of the season, beating Indiana.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Clunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunked. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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