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Recent Examples of punt
Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
But that same quarter, Kansas fumbled on a punt that K-State turned into a touchdown.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
But on their final drive of the first half, the Chiefs picked up a meager 2 yards on three plays and had to punt.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Siua Holani had a team-high 11 tackles and blocked a punt for Santa Margarita, Logan Hirou had nine tackles and Dash Fifita returned a fumble 36 yards for a touchdown.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
But that same quarter, Kansas fumbled on a punt that K-State turned into a touchdown.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
For Flacco, the success didn’t come right away in his home debut with the Bengals, as they were forced to punt twice.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
But on their final drive of the first half, the Chiefs picked up a meager 2 yards on three plays and had to punt.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punt
Noun
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That misses the point of a pontoon boat, not to mention living on a nice piece of lakeshore.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
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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
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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Finally, there’s the fact that the Blazers are handing him the gig, with Clingan playing 30 minutes in the opener against Minnesota.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Kiszka brothers, who make up Greta Van Fleet with sibling Josh on vocals and Danny Wagner on drums, strike their best bar-band poses onstage at the Pony, and even have a speaking line outside on the Asbury Park sidewalk following a gig.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This is not an activity for beginners, the faint of heart, or the day-tripper, but kayaking or canoeing the Savonoski Loop is sure to be a memorable adventure.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Plunge into the pristine waters for snorkeling, kayaking, outrigger canoeing or stand-up paddleboarding.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But as defenses have found ways to slow him down and some of the Kansas City QB’s key contributors have moved on or gotten older, the Chiefs offense has transitioned into more of a dink-and-dunk operation.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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When on Nantucket, Swain zooms around the island in a hard-bottom, Navy SEAL–style, super-high-speed raft, a type deployed by the military in Ukraine.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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The company introduced a raft of innovations during its annual GTC event (which is short for GPU Technology Conference, a reference to Nvidia’s core product, the graphics processing unit).—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Relax by the pool or firepits, rent a kayak and grab brunch at its onsite eatery, Pique Nique.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Or check out the birthplace of the Inca Empire in Puno and kayak in the world’s highest navigable lake, Lake Titicaca.—
Ally Jaksen,
Outside,
4 Nov. 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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