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Definition of punt

as in pontoon

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Noun

Then came punter Bradley Pinion’s 15-yard punt to start the second quarter. — Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 Bladow was sacked four times in the first half, and Rand blocked a punt that bounced out of the end zone for a safety in the second quarter in a demonstrative 18-0 shutout for Chaminade in its home opener. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

According to the report, Apple had been planning on rolling them out later this year, but engineering delays as well as privacy concerns led the folks in Cupertino to punt. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 27 July 2026 But the 49-member Rules and Bylaws Committee could punt on the decision to next month, when the full DNC body will meet, or even later, amid heavy angling from states to hold the first primary. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for punt

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Come June, Winnipesaukee and its neighbors crowd with pleasure-cruisers in pontoon boats, sunbathers loll on every spare strip of sand, and the region’s small towns feel almost ludicrous in their quaint New England charms.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Jablonska was killed on July 25 when a triple-engine pontoon boat operated by 45-year-old Richard Stevenson of Lisle collided with her boat in a no-wake zone.

— Michelle Sproat, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Verb

And while some fans are loving the lyrics and what is a catchy beat, others have been less kind, telling Duplantis to stick to pole vaulting.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Traveling at roughly one mile per second, the LRO orbits from pole to pole every two hours as the moon rotates on its own course about 60 miles below the spacecraft.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

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Kavanaugh-Jones will be transitioning to the new gig over the next month.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
The period yielded a hefty touring schedule, including a headlining stint, an opening gig for rock band Cage the Elephant and debut festival performances at Chicago’s Lollapalooza and Atlanta’s Shaky Knees.

— DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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Before tucking into an unforgettable meal, head to the Pickering Creek Audubon Center to hike or canoe around the marsh, or spend a couple of hours exploring the historic downtown area.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
On the surface level, there are over 80 miles of trails, with varying degrees of difficulty and opportunities to canoe, kayak, or boat on the Green River.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026

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Matthew Robert Cooper’s unnerving ambient score bleeds into the relentless dink-dink-dink of the Jeep’s strobing hazard lights.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
In a tournament defined by vertical runs, through balls and dinks, Olise has been France’s main conductor, synthesising their high-pressing intensity and directness with creative rhythm.

— Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of dink

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On her solo recordings at the time, Parton included a raft of songs about poor children in trouble.

— RJ Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The decline in the rial comes as the US Treasury plans a new raft of sanctions against Iran, and amid a worsening economic crisis in Iran.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of raft

Noun

Two people were bitten by hammerheads in 2015; one spearfisher about 90 miles offshore who was bitten in the hand and another off Malibu in a kayak who was bitten in the leg.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Grab a kayak and choose your own adventure through the channels that snake through surrounding mangroves.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of kayak

Noun

Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.

— Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026

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