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Definition of lungenext
as in jab
a quick thrust anticipated the swordsman's lunge and jumped aside to avoid being stabbed

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verb

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Recent Examples of lunge
Noun
Researchers defined strength training as exercises using weights or body weight, such as press ups, squats and lunges. Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Compound movements like squats, deadlifts, rows and lunges place exactly the right kind of stress on the hip, spine and tibia, the sites most vulnerable to fracture. Allison Palmer updated June 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Verb
Jones was stuck on his left hip, a consequence of his gamble to lunge for a steal on the pass to Gilgeous-Alexander. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 Thomas then appeared to quickly lunge at Leon, swiftly grabbing and lifting him up before body slamming the suspect to the ground. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lunge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
  • Records of public meetings and community newspapers feature jabs at how far these sorry kinsmen have strayed from their heritage.
    Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
  • With a subtle jab at city life there, Deuso is making history in a community that doesn't even seem to notice.
    Liz Crawford, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Seventeen minutes in and Colombia has its best shot as Córdoba springs the counter and runs through from the right and shoots to the far post, but Diogo Costa dives low to deflect it out to the corner.
    NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • As viewers dive into the latest chapter, there's plenty of debate over which fictional couples should end up together and which relationships are better left in the past.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The magnitude of Prince Jacerys’s death was lost in the tumult of battle last week; compared to watching Vermax’s colossal frame be swallowed by the sea, the sight of a sinking boy, puny and fragile, struggled to pack a cinematic punch.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • The one-two punch of heat and humidity is anticipated to reach Eastern states by midweek, AccuWeather said, possibly lingering through the Independence Day weekend.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Sweeney also modeled a plunging black bralette from the same line.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 June 2026
  • On the eve of the 2024 Summer Olympics, hosted by Paris, a wetsuited Hidalgo had plunged herself into the Seine.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026

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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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