Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funking
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The third shot was when everybody started ducking low and all these shots were like slow, until the fourth shot.—
Shimon Prokupecz,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025 -
The video, also obtained by NBC News, WBRC and CNN, shows children dressed in their school uniforms ducking and running out of the building.—
Bethany Brown,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Holding the youths accountable and avoiding jail is not the program's only goal.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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But avoiding these motions is another way for the wrist to weaken.—
Novant Health,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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As a result, Apple can continue raking in billions of dollars from Google while also dodging what would have likely been a daunting task affecting Apple’s most important products, from the iPhone to the Mac and iPad.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Of course, Bond ends up in freefall at some point, with the player dodging skydiving enemies and flying cars while trying to rip away a parachute.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Weak to light shaking was detected, and people in multiple cities - such as Huntington Beach, Winchester, Menifee and Sun City - reported feeling the tremor, according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Homes of political party members and state buildings were ransacked or set ablaze, shaking investor confidence in the Southeast Asian economy and triggering a steep selloff on its stocks and currency markets on Friday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Chancellor Jeremy Haefner told The Denver Post that inclusivity remains a core value at DU and vowed the federal government will not strongarm the campus into shirking from that.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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The acrimony between the two camps is seen on social media and in everyday conversations, where calls for showing compassion to the Gazans are met with accusations of naivete, hypocrisy and shirking responsibilities to fellow Jews.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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The two countries have also increasingly settled transactions in rubles and yuan with Putin announcing that 90% of the two countries transactions are being settled in those currencies as of December 2024, sidestepping Western financial systems.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Then, in the summer between fifth and sixth grade, Little joined Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, sidestepping the platforms’ limits by lying about their age.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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Ogles has attacked O’Connell repeatedly this year, claiming city government has assisted violent criminals in evading arrest by federal immigration enforcement.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
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After six months of barely evading capture, an escape plan was hatched that saw the soldier cross into Spain and eventual freedom.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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And by eschewing its traditional pay-per-view approach, UFC may now finally capitalize on its enormous audience reach.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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And yet, today’s young adults are increasingly eschewing the traditional banking and credit infrastructure altogether in favor of peer-to-peer payment apps.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Funking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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