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Recent Examples of punt
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
The 6-foot-4, 232-pound defender will most likely get the chance to hit someone early in games on kickoff and punt coverage teams.
—Mike Kaye
april 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Law Murray, New York Times, 4 May 2026
But the Mets aren’t ready to punt on this season.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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Noun
Receiver Tate Nagy — son of the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator — started by returning the game’s first punt 30 yards.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
The 6-foot-4, 232-pound defender will most likely get the chance to hit someone early in games on kickoff and punt coverage teams.
—Mike Kaye
april 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Thunder also punt the offensive glass.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 4 May 2026
But the Mets aren’t ready to punt on this season.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punt
Noun
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The nautical equipment still featured the aluminum fishing boat, but the impossible tub was long gone, replaced by a pontoon boat, a real one.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Juan Carlos Garcia-Guitierrez of Lancaster had been in a pontoon boat on the lake before jumping into the water for a swim.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Wiseman recounted a moment that captivated the entire crew — seeing the Earth from pole to pole, even spotting the northern lights.—
Andrea Leinfelder,
Houston Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Yet neither man – physically so alike, spiritually poles apart – can escape the other.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Vansteenberghe, a male model, recognized that modeling was also one of Carthen’s goals and set her up with modeling gigs and advice after leaving Fiji.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Or as Laurie Metcalf’s Weed makes clear in her hilarious monologue before the Central Park gig.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Play golf, kayak or canoe the Sheboygan River, or luxuriate in the spa, which specializes in hydrotherapy.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Outdoor lovers will enjoy canoeing, fishing, kayaking, hydro-biking, and swimming, while there are also courts set up for badminton, bocce ball, croquet, ladder golf, tennis, and even yard dice.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
Noun
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However, against elite defenses — particularly ones with dominant pass rushers — his declining mobility and the Steelers’ dink-and-dunk approach was exposed.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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After pitching to a full count, Canalichio gave up a two-run RBI dink of a single to shortstop Boston Kellner.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cue a raft of social media fancams showing a blushing Mary Bennet being pursued by her handsome, Regency-era bachelors.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Additional details, including how many students were on the raft at the time, have not been made publicly available.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Noun
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She was found near an inflatable kayak, which had candy and insulin but no identification.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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The veteran photographer was ocean-bound in his kayak with an underwater camera attached, filming while a juvenile shark trailed about 10 feet behind.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Brian Hooker told local investigators that his wife fell from the dinghy and was swept away in the current with the keys to the boat, forcing him to paddle back to shore.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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More than 700 rescuers equipped with underwater sonar devices, dinghies and drones were deployed Sunday to search for the missing people and the truck.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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“Punt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punt. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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