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Recent Examples of punt
Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Over the last two seasons, Kingston has also returned three punts for touchdowns.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
New England had to punt, giving Seattle the ball at their own 10-yard line.
—February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The Emmy winner was another long-shot casting punt, quickly charmed over a Zoom call.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Over the last two seasons, Kingston has also returned three punts for touchdowns.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Seahawks were forced to punt before the Patriots took over at their own 4-yard line.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
New England had to punt, giving Seattle the ball at their own 10-yard line.
—February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punt
Noun
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Michael Buzzell saw the value in pontoon boats early.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Somebody was evacuating the karaoke machine on a pontoon made of wood and inflatable toys.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The textbooks currently state that Jupiter is 88,846 miles (142,984 kilometers) across at its equator, and 83,082 miles (133,708 km) from pole to pole.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Vonn had registered the fastest time at the first checkpoint and then landed a jump off balance, lifted her left arm and pole high into the air in an attempt to regain her balance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The brand took the burger wars still further, announcing a new chief tasting officer gig and offering a $100,000 salary for anyone to make video reviews—no experience or qualifications required.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The SoFi gig leaves him only one shot to get it right.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Try canoeing the Colorado River, ATV riding on the Imperial Sand Dunes, or sample fresh produce because Yuma delights with plentiful agritourism, too.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
4 Jan. 2026
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My childhood was spent in the Blue Ridge Mountains, camping in the Peaks of Otter, and canoeing down the James River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Knowing their dink would be praised.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Forty-five degree angle with your bayonet, go through the soil, find, find, find, dink dink.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The White House had been relying on the circa $300 billion a year in revenues to help fund a raft of policies, from tariff rebate checks to corporate tax write-offs in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The announcement followed a raft of visits by top US officials, most recently the interior secretary, and a series of moves by Washington to normalize its economic relations with Caracas.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Veteran kayak guide Lars Andersen led a group of 15 paddlers and me on a tour of the site in early February.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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For a quintessential Floridian adventure, head into the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge by kayak or boat.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pull up the dinghy to The Ranch Escapade, where pristine white sand invites visitors to while away the day with ice-cold drinks and simple, savory Caribbean fare.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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Nguyen was among those refugees, crowding as a teen on a dinghy heading for international waters.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Punt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punt. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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