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Recent Examples of dunk
Instead of trying to dunk over the Boston Celtics star, Maxey went up and under, making a layup and drawing a foul.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Sam confronts Rosie and dunks her into a nearby pool of water to drown her.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
For those willing to go a step further, try dunking your face in a bowl of ice water.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Be sure to have plenty of maple syrup for plenty of dunking.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Sam confronts Rosie and dunks her into a nearby pool of water to drown her.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
For those willing to go a step further, try dunking your face in a bowl of ice water.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Be sure to have plenty of maple syrup for plenty of dunking.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
Verb
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High school attendance also dipped.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Kuechly retired six years ago and has dipped his toes in national work, while also being the radio analyst on Carolina Panthers games.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The audio journalism winner was the staff of the podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out, which investigated how the Los Angeles Clippers basketball organization seemingly ducked the NBA salary cap rule by paying its star forward, Kawhi Leonard, extra money via an endorsement deal.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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At one point, Griffin appears to lunge at Manetta, who evades him by ducking behind a column on the platform.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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