punch-outs

Definition of punch-outsnext
plural of punch-out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for punch-outs
Noun
  • Coming out the second half the teams continued to trade blows, after the Rockets took a 32-30 lead Xaverian responded with a 15-5 run to end the quarter to take a 45-37 lead.
    Mukala Kabongo, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The Anteaters withstood an early jolt from Cal State Fullerton in their Big West Conference matchup, but came back with several blows of their own in an 86-64 win at Titan Gym.
    Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • After more confrontations, she was briefly detained by police.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Television news has always had a different approach to investigative work, attempting to engineer dramatic confrontations between the person or institution under scrutiny and the intrepid reporter.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
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 8 Jan. 2026.

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