as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
feeling a little punchy after being up half the night with a crying baby
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Recent Examples of punchy
The formats winning in 2025 are leaner, punchier and engineered for digital life.
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John Cairney, Sportico.com, 24 May 2025
Julia snuck some matchstick carrots into the potato mixture, then blew my socks off with a punchy, springy topping of feta, mint, dill, and chives.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Pair the red version with white accessories for a punchy summer outfit that travels well.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Pours are $40 each; Variation 1 tastes more delicate and floral, perfumed with notes of orange blossom while No. 2 develops a more complex and high-acidity, punchy flavor of jasmine and plum.
—Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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John Cairney, Sportico.com, 24 May 2025
Julia snuck some matchstick carrots into the potato mixture, then blew my socks off with a punchy, springy topping of feta, mint, dill, and chives.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Pair the red version with white accessories for a punchy summer outfit that travels well.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Pours are $40 each; Variation 1 tastes more delicate and floral, perfumed with notes of orange blossom while No. 2 develops a more complex and high-acidity, punchy flavor of jasmine and plum.
—Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punchy
Adjective
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The band played everything a little slower, and the songs drifted through the theatre with a dazed elegance.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The museum show did happen — though some of what’s in it is fabricated, including a few fake ads for Apple and Absolut Vodka that the band very much did not shoot — but everyone in attendance seems a little dazed and confused about it, including the band.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The audio proves otherwise as the recordings show Biden was confused, rambling, and couldn’t even remember when his son Beau died.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
21 May 2025
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Photos showed the group seemingly confused about what was happening during the moment.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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But Evander Kane banked a puck off Esa Lindell’s skate and past a bewildered DeSmith less than three minutes later to restore the two-goal lead.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Comments Jeffrey Dean Morgan was baffled, bewildered, and befuddled.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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While Walker is so distracted, a high-speed chase involving the other four cops in on his dirty-money scheme is unfolding across town.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, doctors crafted a diagnosis that could explain distracted and excitable personalities, and a consensus formed about how to treat them.—
Adam B. Kushner,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Signs of dehydration, including: dry mouth and throat, infrequent peeing and feeling dizzy when standing up.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Spinning is what dizzy people do, and Lopez is not that.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
12 May 2025
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“Punchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punchy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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