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Recent Examples of punt
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The Raptors turned the ball over on downs had a punt blocked on their next two possessions.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Instead, Mahomes handed it off to Kareem Hunt on third-and-25, taking the medicine and allowing Matt Araiza to punt it away.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
His only blemish was fumble at the 1-yard line, but KU’s defense forced a Cincinnati punt after.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The Raptors turned the ball over on downs had a punt blocked on their next two possessions.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
Chargers punt returner Demario Davis reversed a second-quarter punt for 33 yards, too.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Instead, Mahomes handed it off to Kareem Hunt on third-and-25, taking the medicine and allowing Matt Araiza to punt it away.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punt
Noun
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Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The result is what seems to be a cross between a catamaran and a giant fishing pontoon with a large open deck measuring 900 ft² (83 m²) that can handle standard shipping containers weighing up to 30 tonnes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Moss poles: For climbers such as monstera, pothos, or some types of philodendrons, use a moss pole to hold up the plant.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 July 2025
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There are both bush and pole lima bean varieties, the latter growing up to ten feet tall or taller.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
Noun
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More substantial gigs followed, most famously Big Dick Richie in Magic Mike (2012) and Magic Mike XXL (2015).—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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However, by 23, following injuries and burnout, facing a lack of sponsors and juggling multiple part-time gigs, D’Amato left the sport for the corporate world.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are opportunities to go paddle boarding, sailing, or canoeing in the area's lakes, rivers, and ponds.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
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The next day unfolds upon arrival at Workington, gateway to the Lake District, where guests have options to canoe or paddleboard on Derwentwater Lake, meet friendly alpacas, or play classic lawn games at the Lingholm Estate, which is open exclusively to Britannic Explorer guests.—
Ann Shields,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The underground pop of the 2010s used to get so excited about being online, using shrinky-dink artifice to delight in poking fun at a culture that could feel shallow and strange but also organic and endlessly renewable.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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The problem with inconsistent dink-and-dunk football is too much can go wrong, drives breakdown, and that's what losing is all about in the NFL.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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The investment was led by Aker, the Norwegian industrial investment company, with additional participation from a raft of firms including Nvidia, Nokia and Dell.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Offer was most recently showrunner of Paramount+’s Ice Airport Alaska and her resume includes a raft of premium documentaries across Disney+, Discovery and National Geographic.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Visitors can also tube or kayak along the Delaware, wander the wetlands of the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area, or even tackle sections of the Appalachian Trail, all within a short drive.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Punt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punt. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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