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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuffed
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And finally, in late October, when plans for another bilateral summit were shelved (again because the Kremlin seemed unwilling to compromise), the White House slapped sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil giants, Lukoil and Rosneft – a step even the Biden administration had balked at.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026 -
As Khloé attempted to pull the women apart, punches and kicks flew, and Kourtney slapped Kim across the face.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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Joe Mazzulla tipped his cap to Patriots counterpart Mike Vrabel after New England punched its ticket to Super Bowl LX.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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For many, the surge in gold prices has punched a hole in their wedding budgets.—
Preeti Soni,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sprinkle sliced or chopped almonds on oatmeal, cereal, or yogurt parfaits.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
28 Jan. 2026
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Quick cooking oats are flattened, chopped, par-cooked, and dehydrated.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
28 Jan. 2026
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By the time the melee had subsided, responding police officers determined that three men had been shot and a woman had been assaulted.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Earlier in the festival, Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost was the victim of a racially motivated assaulted at a CAA party.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Stout yelled at Valkyrie about going to the bathroom several times on Saturday and smacked the girl at least twice, the mother told police.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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The styling team has knocked it out of the park yet again.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In September 2014, TMZ published a grainy elevator security video that showed Ray Rice, the star running back for the Baltimore Ravens, punching his girlfriend in the face so hard that she was knocked unconscious.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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A day after much of the Chicago area was socked with a snowstorm that lingered from Saturday night all the way into Sunday afternoon, bitter and dangerous cold settled on the area.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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You could get socked with a 75% civil fraud penalty under section 6663.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Durant swatted it against the backboard, and then there was an inadvertent whistle during a scramble for the loose ball.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Williams sliced through Davis and Simmons before Byrd cleanly swatted his shot in the lane, and replays indicated incidental contact from any of them.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Cuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffed. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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