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
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The first late-game body blow came when the Bears faced a third-and-20 from the Packers’ 46-yard line with 3:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, trailing by 10 points.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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Russia’s full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine in February 2022 dealt another body blow to the old order.—
Alexander Stubb,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Dec. 2025
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Crews launched an aggressive attack, knocking down flames that had breached the window before entering the home to continue extinguishment efforts.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Then Jordan Love's desperation heave into the end zone from the Bears 28 was knocked down as time expired to secure Chicago's first playoff win since the 2010 season.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Cowboys were down three members of an already-inept secondary in Denver, and Payton responded with an onslaught of sucker punches that never let up.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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His late driving finish in the semi-final second leg seemed destined to send them into the final, only for Inter to conjure an even later sucker punch.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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There’s guys coming from the left, the right.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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To the right, flat ground fronted a creek; to the left rose steep woodland.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Tips for Making Cherry Cookies Decker’s recipe doesn’t call for softened butter, but allowing the butter to soften before beating it with the sugar (a process known as creaming) will lead to a lighter, fluffier texture.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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And for dessert, there’s the delightful sponge balls called gulab jamun and shahi falooda, a sweet drink mixed with basil seeds, cream and rose syrup.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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Mahomes threw a red zone interception that went 99 yards the other way for the biggest swing of a Week 5 road defeat to the Jaguars that the Chiefs dominated statistically.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Marcos Falcone, a policy analyst focusing on Latin America at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, says that the swing in the market response is because, essentially, not much has changed.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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Conceptualized by Tobie Hatfield, senior director of athlete innovation at Nike, Kohlhausen’s custom Air Jordan 1 Low Golf shoes were created in partnership with Miles Custom Studio, who decked the shoes out with logos and symbolism referencing the athlete’s recovery.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Travis Kelce is decking the halls of Arrowhead Stadium.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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The Honda moves forward, turning to the right.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Costco would add one right-in/right-out turn on Idaho 55, another on Hill Road, and a new roundabout on Hill Road, the traffic analysis said.—
Rose Evans
January 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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