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 houseguests then voted between the two comp losers, and when Julie announced the results, Will was evicted by a vote of 3-2 and became the season’s second jury member.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of scrolling Twitter, read something about a cranky, divorced loser, like The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei, and translated by Canaan Morse.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate, Kevin Costner’s Waterworld, Disney’s John Carter and, well, Cats, are a few major flops that audiences seemed to delight in, even if most people never saw the films themselves.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Sancho is a star in Germany (a goal involvement every 95 minutes for Dortmund) but a flop in England (a goal involvement every 244 minutes for Man United and Chelsea combined).
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Because of semaglutide's long washout period, treatment should also be stopped at least two months before a planned pregnancy.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter.
    EW.com, EW.com, 30 July 2025
  • 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 13 Sep. 2025.

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