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as in slapped
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive
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as in drilled
to make a hole or series of holes in
punch a ticket
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Recent Examples of punched
Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Bystanders pulled Matos out and punched him until police arrived and took him into custody.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
But Kliewer punched the ball over the net to secure all three points.
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Idaho Statesman,
21 June 2026
The cap, that is the skins and the seeds, is regularly punched down manually, twice per day in the beginning and once per day later in the fermentation or according to need.
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Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Back then, just reaching the knockout round was the goal and a huge achievement for a group of players that punched above their weight.
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Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Previous Sentras punched above their weight in interior quality, but the 2026 model takes an even bigger swing.
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New Atlas,
20 June 2026
Federico Valverde's powerful 67th minute free kick from the left is punched away by Al-Owais.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Bystanders pulled Matos out and punched him until police arrived and took him into custody.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
But Kliewer punched the ball over the net to secure all three points.
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Idaho Statesman,
21 June 2026
The cap, that is the skins and the seeds, is regularly punched down manually, twice per day in the beginning and once per day later in the fermentation or according to need.
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Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Back then, just reaching the knockout round was the goal and a huge achievement for a group of players that punched above their weight.
—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Previous Sentras punched above their weight in interior quality, but the 2026 model takes an even bigger swing.
—
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
Federico Valverde's powerful 67th minute free kick from the left is punched away by Al-Owais.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punched
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The Republican president has slapped his image and name on buildings, torn down storied structures, altered others, started massive construction projects and deployed armed military personnel.
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Emmanuel shook his dreadlocks in disbelief, pointed to the sky, dropped to one knee and slapped the concrete three times.
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Lo Celso scored on a free kick; Martinez drilled a penalty kick after Julian Alvarez was kicked in the face while attempting a header.
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The Mets nearly answered against Wheeler in the bottom of the first, as Soto — with a runner on first base — drilled a 397-foot drive to right-center.
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O'Hearn doubled twice, including one that drove in a pair in the seventh.
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Bev Hendry, 72, and his brother, Brian Hendry, 67, drove to Miami in a van after attending the two games in Boston along with friends Bob Greig, 70, Steve Docherty, 56, and John Erskine, 77.
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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First responders found the woman conscious and alert after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder.
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Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
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Francois, who runs a medical rehabilitation in New York and brought his adult kids to see Les Grenadiers, said Haiti’s qualification, achieved amid extraordinary circumstances, was itself cause for celebration.
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Although oil companies still needed to use up a significant portion of their inventories during the supply shock, the demand destruction kept crude stockpiles from running dry.
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Ismael Saibari knocked a right-footed shot from the center of the box, with an assist from Hakimi.
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Neighbors knocked on her door to help her leave with her mother.
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Griffin also poked at the cohosts in the immediate aftermath of Hasselbeck and former View moderator Rosie O'Donnell's legendary on-air fight in 2007, as Griffin was a guest host the following day and brought up the incident numerous times — which annoyed Walters in the moment.
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Late in the third, the Knights seemed to retake the lead after Pavel Dorofeyev poked home a loose puck.
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“Punched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punched. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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