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Recent Examples of lunge
Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025
Moments later, the canine lunges for a bite, catching the gooey snack and stretching the cheese into an impressively long string.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The robot would occasionally lunge forward, gnashing its claws and wriggling its tail to mimic an attack as the rats got closer to the meal.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But any lower-body exercise done barefoot—think lunges and calf raises, progressing to plyometrics—can help, Dr. Avery says.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025
Moments later, the canine lunges for a bite, catching the gooey snack and stretching the cheese into an impressively long string.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Verstappen never got close enough to try and lunge for position, Norris crossing the line eighth-tenths of a second ahead.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The robot would occasionally lunge forward, gnashing its claws and wriggling its tail to mimic an attack as the rats got closer to the meal.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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All of this comes after what feels like years of back-and-forth little jabs between the brothers.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
28 Apr. 2025
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Join 58 others in the comments View Comments Owens’ decision to step down comes as Americans’ trust in media outlets has hit a low and as outlets find themselves under attack — including frequent jabs from the White House.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The program dives into how gut health impacts mood, stress and mental clarity with an approachable guide for resetting your microbiome in just one week.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Sullivan made the discovery while diving in a canal near Plantation, Florida, in August 2024, nearly 50 years after Doris Wurst and her 3-year-old daughter Caren went missing.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Noun
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When more officers got to the scene, while officers held Nichols' arms and hit him with a barrage of kicks, punches, baton strikes and pepper spray.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Thunderstorms could arrive in two waves in some of these areas, with each round packing its own serious punch.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Losses were seen in BYD Company which plunged 4.03%, Meituan which dropped 1.02%, Xpeng which fell 3.46% and Baidu which was down 0.29%. Elsewhere, gains were seen in Tencent which edged up 0.17%, Xiaomi which increased 0.73% , SenseTime which added 2.11% and JD.com which advanced 2.91%.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2025
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Divorce Is Often Deferred, Not Prevented When the economy plunges, so does the financial feasibility of divorce.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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