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Recent Examples of dunk
On the first two attempts to dunk it from the stripe, his legs just weren’t quite there.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 July 2025
And the police chief got dunked more than 20 times 😎
Gotta give it up for Metro Police Chief John Drake, who, turns out, is a pretty good sport.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
My young daughter peered at the cool bubbling of a nearby fountain and dashed toward its splashes, quickly dunking her long hair for a few seconds.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park, 3305 Corporate Ave, Weston, is an indoor entertainment park with trampolines, dodgeball court, battle beam, climbing walls, ropes course, slack line, dunk hoops, ninja course arcade games, children’s areas (soft-play playground) and the Drey Café.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 July 2025
And the police chief got dunked more than 20 times 😎
Gotta give it up for Metro Police Chief John Drake, who, turns out, is a pretty good sport.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
My young daughter peered at the cool bubbling of a nearby fountain and dashed toward its splashes, quickly dunking her long hair for a few seconds.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park, 3305 Corporate Ave, Weston, is an indoor entertainment park with trampolines, dodgeball court, battle beam, climbing walls, ropes course, slack line, dunk hoops, ninja course arcade games, children’s areas (soft-play playground) and the Drey Café.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
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June 23-16: Trump’s approval rating dipped one point, to 41%, in a Reuters/Ipsos survey of 1,139 U.S. adults taken June 21-23 from its June 11-16 survey, with 57% disapproving (the latest poll has a 3-point margin of error).—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Adults and kids alike dipped in the Atlantic and a tiki hut boat served shoreside lobster rolls and hot dogs.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Luckily, Tanner and his fellow chasers had already ducked down into their seats.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Her ability to duck in and overpower her defender was the advantage Seattle couldn’t overcome.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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With its own helicopter pad on the top of the 38-story tower, the Rolls-Royce showroom and Houston's only Bugatti dealership on the ground floor, you will be immersed in luxury from head to toe.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Born in the Spanish Harlem neighborhood of New York to Puerto Rican parents, Eddie grew up immersed in the jazz world.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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