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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.
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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
Despite all the positive talk from Rodgers, Green Bay is a shell of itself and nothing will illustrate that more than a road loss to its longtime punching bag.
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
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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
Despite all the positive talk from Rodgers, Green Bay is a shell of itself and nothing will illustrate that more than a road loss to its longtime punching bag.
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punching bag
Noun
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But the Trump administration’s announcement of an 8.9 percent equity stake in chipmaker Intel is a reminder that government mostly picks losers.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Losers Legacy firms struggling to adapt: In the losers camp, meanwhile, Ives names design software firm Adobe and chipmaker Intel as some of the stocks to avoid.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, Elio turned out to be a meteor-sized box office flop, making its digital and eventual Disney+ release even more critical to the studio.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The movie was considered a flop, losing Disney between $160 and $190 million.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And don't expect a washout, because widespread rain chances remain low.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Compared to the haze of Lollapalooza Day 1, the washout redux of NASCAR weekend and the action-alert heat that’s suffocated the city since June, Saturday afternoon in Grant Park was Chicago finally showing its best.—
Lily Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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Plus, find out what TJ hates more than anything in The Challenge world — even more than quitters!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 July 2025
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“Punching bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punching%20bag. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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