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Recent Examples of dunk
Porzingis later had an and-one putback dunk off a missed Tatum three to open the fourth quarter.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
If extremely dirty, they can be very briefly dunked into cold water and wiped dry.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2025
For context, Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen has only dunked 29 more times.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Tatum dunked the ball, and the Celtics jumped to a 90-89 lead with 18.5 seconds left.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
If extremely dirty, they can be very briefly dunked into cold water and wiped dry.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2025
For context, Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen has only dunked 29 more times.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Tatum dunked the ball, and the Celtics jumped to a 90-89 lead with 18.5 seconds left.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
Verb
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Jim has said mortgage rates need to dip below 6.5% to stimulate the housing market.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
17 May 2025
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In many respects, the film already feels out of date, mostly covering Trump’s crimes during his first term as well as the January 6 Capitol insurrection rather than dipping into the more flagrant fascism of his past few months back in office.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
Verb
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In May 1926, the world-famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished; she was last seen ducking into the ocean near Santa Monica for a swim.—
Dorothy Fortenberry,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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Anna Wintour was a pretty One Fifth regular for whom McNally once ducked behind a stove to cook eggs after the kitchen had closed.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Now Welcoming Digital Nomads — What to Know Before Going From the moment travelers step onboard, they’re immersed in the essence of New Zealand.—
Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2025
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On the repeatability of wrinkling topography patterns in the fingers of water immersed human skin Extreme Mechanics Letters.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
16 May 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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