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
In these annual awards, voted for by our esteemed foodie judging panel, restaurants are spotlighting punchy flavors from the Caribbean, Vietnam, Sierra Leone and Thailand by way of Japan, China and even Mongolia.
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
Their season is brief, their flavor is punchy, and their reputation precedes them.
—Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Marketers spread punchy graphics and advertising.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Here, too, the audience was in a punchy mood.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
Their season is brief, their flavor is punchy, and their reputation precedes them.
—Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Marketers spread punchy graphics and advertising.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Here, too, the audience was in a punchy mood.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punchy
Adjective
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No one is immune to the lampooning, even the dazed and confused sons and daughters who get sidelined and pawned off due to their parents’ ambitions, neuroses and desires to achieve greatness.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The boyfriend is dead and Betty helps Laura, relatively unharmed but dazed, back to her house.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With all those numbers flying around, Americans might be understandably confused about when, exactly, they are expected to retire.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Despite the convenience of the one-stop concept, the process is so convoluted that some left frustrated and confused.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This sometimes left audience members bewildered about what had actually happened.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 Apr. 2026
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The passenger in the back eventually looked up from her phone, noticed Louise, and locked eyes with this bewildered-looking woman blocking the crosswalk.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Tariff refunds, small businesses and distracted parenting, in readers’ eyes.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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Whatever the solution, do not drive distracted.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Luna is in your distracted 3rd house, sparring with spitfire Mars in your dizzy 12th house.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms include decreased urination, dry mouth and throat, feeling dizzy when standing up, crying with few or no tears, and unusual sleepiness or fussiness.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Healey, wearing her crisp white Red Sox uniform and Wu dressed in resplendent red with her Red Sox hat, looked somewhat stunned at the reaction but did not flee.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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The crowd, which included Brazilian great Ronaldo, seemed stunned and deflated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Punchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punchy. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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