punch-outs

plural of punch-out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for punch-outs
Noun
  • The groundbreaking research penetrated the last moments of the young nobleman, who suffered a terrible 26 blows.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Despite major strides in the right direction, the push for a greener future has been dealt several devastating blows from a fraught supply chain, economic headwinds and political setbacks.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These confrontations highlight the dangers our agents face daily and the escalating aggression toward law enforcement.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • After all, the tension between these planets can stir up emotional confrontations, magnetic attractions and psychological power plays.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • After all, Mercury rules your relationship sector as well as your 10th house of career, so mix-ups in these areas could easily challenge your personal or professional trajectory.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And now everyone's clamoring for changes and mix-ups and quick fixes.
    Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The return from injury of Gravenberch, who won six of his eight duels, was another welcome sight, along with Alexis Mac Allister completing 90 minutes for Liverpool for the first time since April.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Much like the classic Tom Brady-Peyton Manning duels of old, the quarterback matchup between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen — the two current MVP frontrunners — is can’t-miss television.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The film followed Chan Lok-kwun (Raymond Lam), a mainland refugee trying to pay his way to a fake ID by winning bare-knuckle brawls.
    Marcus Lim, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Both are perfectly capable of turning sequences that teeter on the edge of bathos into brawls.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Punch-outs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punch-outs. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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