as in body blow
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as in to knock down
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Recent Examples of rabbit punch
Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
Noun
Before your boss could match dance steps to the music, his opponent was already kicking him in the groin and throwing rabbit punches.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit punch
Noun
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After each body blow delivered, Williams bellowed from the depths of his confidence.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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The loss of West Publishing (now a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters) was a body blow to the vitality of an already struggling downtown amid the economic headwinds of the early ’90s.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Jones protects the ball, knocks down open threes, and makes smart decisions.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Wasps will become aggravated if their nest is disturbed, so it's not recommended to knock down the nest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Yet Victoria feels sucker punched by Piper’s revelation, as if she’s never met her daughter before.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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Floating around London’s Chelsea Flower Show as dusk is about to fall, the air is thick, the herbal scents of salvia and geranium offset by the minty nepeta and the flouncing citrus sucker punch of verbana.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 June 2025
Noun
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On the left, Democrats have hit Trump hard over the strike on Iran.—
Ian Swanson,
The Hill,
22 June 2025
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There were three wing-backs playing on the left, only one of them in their natural position.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Verb
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There's no flour, no creaming butter, nothing fancy.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
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They are also topped with the apple pie filling, walnut streusel and vanilla chantilly cream.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2025
Verb
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In an homage to its nature-loving history, Burberry is decking the Newt’s halls (so to speak) through August 18.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
14 June 2025
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Unique Loom Outdoor Runner Rug Enhance your narrow balcony, porch, or deck with this runner that can complement multiple types of décor thanks to its minimalist design.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Marvel's more impressive big swing was getting audiences to fall in love with a talking raccoon, a tree and their motley crew of space misfits.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Shoppers can save up to 53 percent on outdoor dining sets, lounge chairs, porch swings, deck boxes, and more this weekend.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Devers clubbed a two-run homer on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Hunters killed the birds for meat, shooting or even clubbing the docile birds to death.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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