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Definition of punt

as in pontoon

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Noun

Miami’s punter and kicker saved touchdowns in three instances in last Sunday’s loss by making the final tackle on kickoff and punt returns. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 The good news is that Carolina prepared for this, and Metchie returned one punt and four kickoffs during the preseason. — Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Addington continued to handle Miami’s field goal and punt snaps in the game, but was clearly playing through pain. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 After Weatherford was forced to punt following a sack of Jones, Paschal put together a promising drive behind Shelton’s tough running. — Gavin Vieck, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for punt

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Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors said boater Richard Stevenson, of Lisle, was intoxicated and traveling at about 80 mph in July on the river when his pontoon hit a boat carrying Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines, decapitating her, authorities said.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pontoon

Verb

And while some fans are loving the lyrics and what is a catchy beat, others have been less kind, telling Duplantis to stick to pole vaulting.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Traveling at roughly one mile per second, the LRO orbits from pole to pole every two hours as the moon rotates on its own course about 60 miles below the spacecraft.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pole

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Having taken the gig to make some cash, Oakley emerged with a vocation as a filmmaker.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
That loud journey began Saturday at Chicago’s Park West, where Shatner and his band of heavy metal vets played a warmup gig ahead of their first official show Sunday at Riot Fest.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026

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Before tucking into an unforgettable meal, head to the Pickering Creek Audubon Center to hike or canoe around the marsh, or spend a couple of hours exploring the historic downtown area.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
On the surface level, there are over 80 miles of trails, with varying degrees of difficulty and opportunities to canoe, kayak, or boat on the Green River.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026

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Doue’s initial double movement and left-footed dink into space are not easily replicated.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Matthew Robert Cooper’s unnerving ambient score bleeds into the relentless dink-dink-dink of the Jeep’s strobing hazard lights.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dink

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With bow and arrow in hand, Anghba finds his hunt for a wild boar across a riverbank interrupted by a raft floating downstream, as former tribespeople surround a jovial American preacher (Douglas Henshall), much to the chieftain’s chagrin.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Zubaydah was waterboarded more than 80 times in a month at one point and confined over 11 days in a coffin-size box, among a raft of other mistreatment, a Senate report found.

— ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of raft

Noun

Ross’ personal belongings, including his cellphone, were found inside the kayak, according to a news release from the Town of Lake Waccamaw.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026
Searchers have found a body one day after an empty kayak appeared in North Carolina’s Lake Waccamaw, according to investigators.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of kayak

Noun

Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.

— Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026

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