as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
dealt his opponent a haymaker that sent him reeling across the boxing ring
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Recent Examples of haymaker
The Broncos must not go down without throwing haymakers.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
The two heavyweights exchanged haymakers before Olivier caught Reaves with right hand and sent him to the ice.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
An all-time great and a two-time MVP trading haymakers in the form of go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter of a win-and-in environment.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
These teams are trading haymakers.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
The two heavyweights exchanged haymakers before Olivier caught Reaves with right hand and sent him to the ice.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
An all-time great and a two-time MVP trading haymakers in the form of go-ahead scores in the fourth quarter of a win-and-in environment.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
These teams are trading haymakers.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haymaker
Noun
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The burst of activity came as Earth was hit by a complex wave of solar energy, delivering a one-two punch from multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) alongside a fast stream of solar wind from a coronal hole.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Malachi Toney and Cooper Barkate will be the one-two punch at the top of this depth chart.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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But Thune has worked to soften the blow, at least within his own conference, by involving Lee in lengthy conversations on how debate proceeds.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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The French left won the Paris mayor’s race, one of a number of blows to far-right and center-right challengers in nationwide municipal polls.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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For the past 20 days, Weinberg, a farmer and doula, has been living between the thud of Hezbollah missiles and the crack of Israeli artillery.—
Lior Soroka,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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That polish doesn’t stop it from being seriously grating at times, though, especially when some of its jokes land with a thud.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Emma Peschel beat the first-period buzzer with a slap shot to make it 4-0 and Sara Swiderski sent a shot from the blue line that deflected into the goal in the third.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Martin Necas set him up in the high slot, and after faking a slap shot, MacKinnon rifled a wrister past Pittsburgh goalie Arturs Silovs.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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The experimental jet, part of NASA’s Quesst mission, is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound while producing only a soft sonic thump instead of a disruptive boom.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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At its best, the music’s blackout-drunk thump-thump functions more like an anxious heartbeat.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
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One quick swipe lifts away leftover buildup, leaving skin smoother, clearer, and ready for the rest of your routine.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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When Zuccarello took a swipe with his stick and smacked McCarron in the leg, the big man responded with a Oscar-worthy acting job, feigning like he had been slashed on the wrist.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2026
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Rescue workers said the direct hit in Arad caused widespread damage across at least 10 apartment buildings, three of them badly damaged and in danger of collapsing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The 2025 Best of Beauty Award winner pairs caffeine to reduce the look of puffiness with hyaluronic acid for a hit of hydration that plumps fine lines.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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Then one week later, on July 29, 2011, Gomez and Tackett were awakened by a knock on the door.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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The main knock is that Unicorn feels more like an aughts-era Cartoon Network also-ran that lacks the transgressive bite usually found on the block.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Haymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haymaker. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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