as in to dip
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid dunking a doughnut in one's morning coffee

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Recent Examples of dunk After powering their way to their first two runs, the Dodgers dinked and dunked Dollander for another pair in the second. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 Later in the inning, Marte dunked one into right field, driving in another run. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025 Acquavita remembers Jones soaring above the rim to dunk a basketball with two hands at nearly 360 pounds. Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 Serve extra on the side for dunking. Brennan Long, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dunk
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  • So far this decade — according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science — the number of days that lows failed to dip below 80 degrees has already doubled compared to the 2000’s.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Huawei Huawei on Thursday launched the second generation of its trifold smartphone, as the Chinese tech giant looks to cement its comeback in its home market and dip its toe back overseas.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • In theory, a hesitation such as this shows the ace -- the defender was not ready for your play and was not sure whether to duck or not.
    Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Some instinctively ducked, covered their classmates or followed teachers’ directions.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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  • Fifteen years ago, Mexican attorney Alma Barraza immersed herself in a legal fight to win fair compensation for indigent villagers who lost their property when the government seized land to build a dam.
    Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some viewers will be fully immersed in the horror and despair of the moment, while others may have greater misgivings regarding Ben Hania’s layering of tearjerker tactics over material that hardly requires extra emotional amplification.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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