haymakers

plural of haymaker

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of haymakers This is the sort of game that will require CSU’s offense to trade haymakers. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haymakers
Noun
  • Ridley Scott, a filmmaker not known for pulling his punches, has issued a withering assessment on the health of Hollywood output right now.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The matches are pretty violent, with nasty punches to the face and vicious knees to the head.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hockey players aren’t known for being shy about fighting over different plays on the ice, but Wayne Gretzky and his current compatriots have learned not to come to blows.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Rancorous debate in the GOTW meeting room as the panel nearly came to blows, with Broncos-Eagles supporters threatening a walkout as Bucs-Seahawks advocates were kicking over chairs.
    Greg Cote October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Millennials are currently ruling the tech industry and clinging to their roles as the economy is rocked by uncertainty due to tariffs, inflation increases living expenses, and AI swipes jobs.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Deen also takes several swipes at her former detractors in the project, including fellow foodie and CNN travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain, who died by suicide in 2018.
    Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • A couple of good back slaps and thumps from the adoring crowd.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Touted as the second-highest fine ever levied by the board, many observers struggled to view it as anything but the gentlest of wrist slaps.
    DAVID AMSDEN, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Dallas rap superstar BigXThaPlug returned to Nashville for a night defined by the crossover appeal of three years of country, rap hits.
    Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Wenceel Pérez becomes an unlikely October redemption story Wenceel Pérez entered this game with only five hits in his past 56 at-bats.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Faded strokes of black and white eyeliner mirrored each other at the corners of her eyes, while an earth brown hue lined her lips.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In 2012 and 2013, Dreja suffered a series of strokes.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Deeper down the road the slap of the drooping tropical tree branches against the windshield are like punishing whacks to the face for trying to force a metaphor.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Brush off hair and debris from the surface, then give it a few whacks against the inside of the trash can to knock out some of the dust.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The bunker context had knocks-on for the narrative, Pina argued.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Both saber makers offer models suitable for children, which are largely, if not entirely, made of plastic, so they are designed to withstand a few knocks and bumps without causing too much damage.
    Alexander Cox, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Haymakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haymakers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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