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Recent Examples of dunk
Later in the inning, Marte dunked one into right field, driving in another run.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
Acquavita remembers Jones soaring above the rim to dunk a basketball with two hands at nearly 360 pounds.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Serve extra on the side for dunking.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Then, more people will dunk threes.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
Acquavita remembers Jones soaring above the rim to dunk a basketball with two hands at nearly 360 pounds.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Serve extra on the side for dunking.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Then, more people will dunk threes.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
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So far this decade — according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science — the number of days that lows failed to dip below 80 degrees has already doubled compared to the 2000’s.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Huawei Huawei on Thursday launched the second generation of its trifold smartphone, as the Chinese tech giant looks to cement its comeback in its home market and dip its toe back overseas.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Glass exploded across the dining room as the pair scrambled from their booth, ducking for cover while stunned employees froze in place.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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In nearby Germantown, residents ducked into a church basement under low-hanging fluorescent lights.—
Sarah Henry,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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Fifteen years ago, Mexican attorney Alma Barraza immersed herself in a legal fight to win fair compensation for indigent villagers who lost their property when the government seized land to build a dam.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some viewers will be fully immersed in the horror and despair of the moment, while others may have greater misgivings regarding Ben Hania’s layering of tearjerker tactics over material that hardly requires extra emotional amplification.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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