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The phenom — who last year became the first Frenchwoman to dunk in a game — is ready for her moment stateside.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Bob, angry with Leslie for dunking Aaron’s head underwater, walks into frame and slaps her hard on the bottom, prompting Leslie to burst into tears.
—Rachel Brodsky, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
For roughly the next six hours, Hall engages in intense workouts and, as some critics online have pointed out, unusual behavior, such as rinsing his teeth and dunking his head with bottled Saratoga water and applying a leftover banana peel to his skin.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
UConn's Samson Johnson (35) dunks the ball in front of Villanova's Eric Dixon (43) and Jhamir Brickus (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big East basketball tournament Thursday, March 13, 2025, in New York.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Bob, angry with Leslie for dunking Aaron’s head underwater, walks into frame and slaps her hard on the bottom, prompting Leslie to burst into tears.
—Rachel Brodsky, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
For roughly the next six hours, Hall engages in intense workouts and, as some critics online have pointed out, unusual behavior, such as rinsing his teeth and dunking his head with bottled Saratoga water and applying a leftover banana peel to his skin.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
UConn's Samson Johnson (35) dunks the ball in front of Villanova's Eric Dixon (43) and Jhamir Brickus (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big East basketball tournament Thursday, March 13, 2025, in New York.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
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Disapproval of Trump's tariffs is widespread, and his overall approval rating has dipped.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Once the chocolate is frozen, break the sheet into crackers for dipping.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And, of course, since '90s kids easily ducked those age gates, too, history shows why investing millions to build the latest and greatest age verification systems probably remains a fool's errand after all these years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Mauzy ducked because a pitch from Kansas State’s Tanner Duke was near his head.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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When buprenorphine arrived in the U.S. in 2002, the country was immersed in what would later be categorized as the first wave of the opioid epidemic.—
Ethan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2025
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No shirt, spliff in hand, and totally in his element, Wiz made sure the crowd was fully immersed in his trippy world.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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