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 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 See All Example Sentences for punching bag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punching bag
Noun
  • The winner takes all and the losers are driven to lose their humanity.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • When policymakers’ ambition to pass big tax cuts collides with the need to limit the cost, the inevitable loser is simplicity.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • There is no faster path to a flop era than thinking being a fan favorite is a permanent position.
    Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025
  • And shortly after his debate flop, nearly two-thirds of Democrats said Biden should withdraw from the race.
    Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • As of Wednesday, weekend storms are expected to be hit-or-miss and no single day will be a complete washout, according to the NWS.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
  • With the three-day washout in stocks continuing Monday, traders were still expecting the central bank to wait until June before its next interest rate cut.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To me, that’s something that’s in your character to be a quitter.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • And Braverman wasn’t a quitter, in fact, quite the opposite.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Punching bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punching%20bag. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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