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Recent Examples of punt
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Even the 49ers’ special teams helped thwart a second-half comeback, with Parker Washington scoring on an 87-yard punt return for a 26-14 Jaguars lead 2:22 before the fourth quarter.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
East Ridge took the second half’s opening kickoff but had to punt, and Mounds View took over at its 47-yard line.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
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Noun
That 5-foot-8 stick of dynamite simultaneously blew up one of the NFL’s best special teams units and the Pats’ history books with a franchise record 167 punt return yards.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Even the 49ers’ special teams helped thwart a second-half comeback, with Parker Washington scoring on an 87-yard punt return for a 26-14 Jaguars lead 2:22 before the fourth quarter.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Spartans started a strong drive but eventually had to punt back to Feehan.
—Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
East Ridge took the second half’s opening kickoff but had to punt, and Mounds View took over at its 47-yard line.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 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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Despite Spapens’ declaration that the Disturbed concert is canceled, tickets for the gig are still listed on Live Nation, as well as still included on the band’s tour website.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Whereas Morvan and Pilatus were never the same afterward, Velez, 58, continued to carve out an impressive career in entertainment, nabbing acting gigs and top 10 songs.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
11 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
Noun
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The feature brings together a raft of rising Arab production talent.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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While gently gliding down a clear Jamaican river, surrounded by dense green jungle, the sound of water trickling along the raft and birds in the distance gives the video an idyllic feel at first glance.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are also boat tours, kayak and canoe rentals, hiking, and fishing within the park.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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One example cited by Powell of the go-go days is the big-ticket item that consumers bought during the pandemic, like a kayak, but who now don’t need a new one.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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