punching bag

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Recent Examples of punching bag Netflix has been a favourite punching bag for many in the French industry who blame declining box office on the rise of online viewing. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022 Maybe my knee-jerk reaction just proved a key Harry & Meghan point: The Duchess of Sussex makes for an easy punching bag. Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022 This 205-pound heavyweight punching bag is a #1 best-seller on Amazon. John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022 Social media, often a punching bag here, took more hits this year. Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for punching bag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punching bag
Noun
  • The Wanderers, three-time A-League Grand Final losers but AFC Champions League winners in 2014, are still smarting after being knocked out of last season’s Finals series by eventual finalists Melbourne Victory.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • As the former Pentagon Papers whistleblower relates, all of us will be losers; sobering words that remain a catalyst for change.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hocus Pocus was considered a flop for Disney until annual rewatches around this time of year helped turn it into a cult classic.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Tron’s flop comes one week after The Smashing Machine underdelivered to the tune of a $6 million opening; condolences to the 133 of you who splurged on both.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Market breadth was negative but not a washout, new 52-week highs were still well ahead of new lows.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The storm also left people trapped in seven vehicles on nearby roads after overflowing creeks caused washouts, deputies said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Salah, who travelled several hours a day just to reach training as a youngster, is no quitter.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter.
    EW.com, EW.com, 30 July 2025

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“Punching bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punching%20bag. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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