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cuffing

verb

present participle of cuff

as in punching

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Several people were seen punching each other and rolling around on the ground.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Gerald later forced his way into the child's room and tried to stab her with a knife before kicking and punching her, the documents said.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

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Pre-cut produce has quietly become a grocery store staple, saving time for busy families and making fresh food easier to manage for anyone who finds chopping a chore.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
The result of hours of chopping, searing, and mixing is our second annual Gear of the Year list.

— Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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The loose straps on my backpack were snapping and slapping like whips.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Surveillance camera footage of the altercation shows one of the men slapping the tourist before the other suspect punches the victim in the face, knocking him to the ground.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

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Sugar puts on a big show, crashing a kid’s birthday party in Vega’s backyard, socking him in the eye for good measure.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 July 2026
For some Americans, yes A weather forecast issued on Monday by the NWS shows heavy snow socking the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region this week ahead of Thanksgiving, with some storms poised to strike on the holiday.

— Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

Definition of socking

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But Varma and Shivam Dube (27) upped the ante in the final three overs by smacking 57 runs against Sufyan Moqim, Ayub and Ahmed Daniyal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star had been accused of assaulting six women between 1999 and 2009.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026
The caller reported a man had forcibly entered a nearby home and was physically assaulting its resident, according to a news release from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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Ohtani punctuated the series by swatting three solo homers and striking out 10 over six shutout innings in Game 4.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
The swatting incident was an escalation in a series of threats to Doe’s safety that have roiled her family this week.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of swatting

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