as in body blow
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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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But the body blows to Netanyahu’s reputation should not be underestimated.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of the nations’ long-simmering conflict.—
Jon Gambrell,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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Jenny and Chris Harmon’s house caught on fire last year when construction workers rebuilding a home on the lot next door used a backhoe to knock down a tree, ripping the electrical wires off the couple’s home.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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Local activists told The Guardian a settler drove a bulldozer through their land and used the blade of the machine to knock down a resident who asked him to stop.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
29 July 2025
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The Milwaukee County Transit System's $10.9 million deficit landed a sucker punch to county officials in June and resulted in service cuts — but records show the warning signs were there months earlier.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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On June 15, 2019, Ramirez ran up behind a 26-year-old African American grocery store employee and sucker punched him, breaking the employee’s nose and damaging two of his front teeth.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
21 July 2025
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Former Yankee Kyle Higashioka tried to catch Domínguez at third, but the catcher made an errant throw that trickled into left.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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In Sabrina, Hepburn's character ends up with Bogart's character, the older brother who is pictured on the left, rather than Holden's, the younger brother who is kissing her.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In contrast to cream or beige carpets, which blend easily with a broader palette, gray requires more intentional design.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 July 2025
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In Vanderbilt’s first game after his boast, East Tennessee State creamed the Commodores.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The Pristine Jewelry Williams is decked in for the vanity shot also stole the show.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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One episode ends with Leanne decking her husband across the jaw.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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With the game tied 6-6 after nine innings, three batters from each league took three swings and Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber homered three times to give the NL a 4-3 victory.—
Steve Megargee,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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After six days of almost unbelievable emotional swings, I am left with a deep, wordless sadness.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The most infamous incident occurred in 1926, when a 16-year-old boy was reportedly killed by a cassowary after attempting to club it.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The informal summit at private members club the Royal Overseas League sparked hopes relations between the two sides could improve in the coming months.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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