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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunging
Verb
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This could look like flirting with someone unexpectedly, diving into a passion project or deciding you’re done hiding in plain sight.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026 -
But a fragment of the plate is still diving under areas to the north, powering the Cascade volcanoes; another does similar things in Central America.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s move to shutter the building for two years starting in July, which was approved by the board last month, has spurred lawsuits and an outcry that the closure is merely a response to plunging sales as artists canceled Kennedy Center performances in droves.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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In February, a mix of snow and road salt seeped into underground electrical equipment, plunging more than 5,000 of our constituents in Park Slope, Boerum Hill, Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy, and Bushwick into darkness.—
Shahana Hanif,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Lunging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunging. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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