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Recent Examples of dunk
Wash produce under running water rather than soaking or dunking it.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 June 2025
With 4:23 to go in the game, Toppin skied in for an impressive offensive rebound and dunk.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
One of his favorite memories as a Bruin, according to his brother, was a comeback against Washington State toward the end of his career in which the Bruins wiped out a late double-digit deficit, winning on Greenwood’s putback dunk only seconds before the buzzer.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The roll comes already dipped with soy sauce, so resist the urge to dunk each piece before taking a bite.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 June 2025
With 4:23 to go in the game, Toppin skied in for an impressive offensive rebound and dunk.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
One of his favorite memories as a Bruin, according to his brother, was a comeback against Washington State toward the end of his career in which the Bruins wiped out a late double-digit deficit, winning on Greenwood’s putback dunk only seconds before the buzzer.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The roll comes already dipped with soy sauce, so resist the urge to dunk each piece before taking a bite.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
Verb
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The data from the monitors has helped district scientists find patterns about the gas: concentrations typically skyrocket at night and the higher emissions are lasting longer before dipping to levels the state says won’t cause a nuisance.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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As for having children, 37.7 percent of childless respondents expressed the intention to do so—up 5.1 points—while the willingness to do so dipped slightly among those with at least one child, citing the costs and challenges of child rearing.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
Verb
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The recording of an internet livestream of the church service, which shows people ducking and running out of the room, is genuine, police said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
23 June 2025
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Many of them duck into his establishment before or after shows for food, drink and atmosphere.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
Verb
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The upper deck, styled in the same vein as a fluid, open-air veranda, features full-height windows that open on three sides, immersing the ship in its surrounding marine landscape.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
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It's been 23 years since the first Battlefield game, and the video game industry is nearly unrecognizable to anyone who was immersed in it then.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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