lunging

present participle of lunge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunging
Verb
  • As the summer winds down and days begin growing shorter, there's no better time to curl up with a good book—and this September, the shelves are stacked with fresh stories worth diving into.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Now, critics say, Southwest risks diving back into the same controversy.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Observers warn that any attempt to disarm it by force risks plunging the country into civil conflict.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Some might argue that the United States is risking plunging itself into an ethically questionable war, but that is unlikely.
    Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Lunging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunging. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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