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Recent Examples of lunge
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 July 2025
The coyote approached and then lunged at the dog, but the person was able to run back inside with the dog before the coyote attacked the pet.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 20 Aug. 2025
Start in a lunge position, with one leg bent at a 90-degree angle and the other knee on the ground.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Jackie — clearly operating from old-school parenting playbook — lunged at her daughter with a closed fist, causing Chantel to stumble back.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 July 2025
The coyote approached and then lunged at the dog, but the person was able to run back inside with the dog before the coyote attacked the pet.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Verb
Other rules changes include a penalty for defensive players faking a lunge at the line of scrimmage to induce a false start on the offensive line.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 20 Aug. 2025
Start in a lunge position, with one leg bent at a 90-degree angle and the other knee on the ground.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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DeSantis has also taken frequent jabs at Perez, whose chamber has probed state spending under the governor’s leadership and investigated a charity spearheaded by his wife.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cam’ron is just as vocal and willing to throw jabs as Dame Dash.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies came extremely close to being as epic as Mom’s, which inspired me to dive deeper into the archives to see if Barefoot Contessa had any other brilliant brownie recipes.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ready to dive into the bone-chilling world of The Conjuring?—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are scenes of strange, often violent pathos that punctuate the potty humor and punch-throwing.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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During the melee, several punches were thrown.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The design featured a plunging V-neck design that stopped at her navel, a skirt decorated in fringe and floral appliqués placed throughout.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The graft and fraud investigations signal that state corruption which helped plunge Greece into a 2009-2018 debt crisis persists, despite reforms and tough austerity under three international bailouts.—
Angeliki Koutantou,
Reuters,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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