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
Guitarist Sol Philcox-Littlefield and steel guitarist Dan Dugmore split the solo, and Dugmore threw in short, punchy fills that gave it a Brooks & Dunn-like swagger.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 31 July 2025
The drivers are amplified with 160W of peak power to provide punchy delivery to music, movies and games.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
What should be tight, punchy notes are slogging and muddied.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
Bottega Veneta designed a clutch with braided and croc-embossed leather details; Chloé stamped a circular silhouette with its moniker; meanwhile, The Row debuted a punchy emerald green tote in the warm-weather appropriate fabric.
—Kelsey Stewart, refinery29.com, 8 July 2025
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 31 July 2025
The drivers are amplified with 160W of peak power to provide punchy delivery to music, movies and games.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
What should be tight, punchy notes are slogging and muddied.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
Bottega Veneta designed a clutch with braided and croc-embossed leather details; Chloé stamped a circular silhouette with its moniker; meanwhile, The Row debuted a punchy emerald green tote in the warm-weather appropriate fabric.
—Kelsey Stewart, refinery29.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punchy
Adjective
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The woman called her daughter but was too dazed to explain what had happened.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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After successfully nabbing one, the dazed comedian flicked her hair back and stumbled out of the wind machine to reveal the winning number.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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With no federal law protecting online information and just a patchwork of state privacy laws, many Americans are confused and concerned about how their online information is used, according to surveys by the Pew Research Center.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The memo was welcome for taxpayers who were confused about limits resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made another tweak.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Olivia, bewildered and frightened, runs to the vast body of Tierra del Fuego to look for him.—
Jason Liwag,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Whites, bewildered and self-righteous, would find their way to Reagan.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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El Financiero also reported that authorities are investigating whether the accident was caused by excessive speed or distracted driving.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If those two regularly start games together alongside Solanke or Richarlison, opposition defences will be left feeling dizzy.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Over at the theme park's Universal Studios, a 72-year-old woman reported feeling weak and dizzy after spending time on the Jimmy Fallon Race Through New York attraction in May.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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“Punchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punchy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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