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 defeat was a significant body blow to Arsenal’s aspirations, but City’s 1-0 victory over Burnley can strangely be viewed in a positive light for them.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The image of Pages making the catch, as Kiké Hernandez absorbs a body blow, is already seared into Dodgers lore.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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That could allow time to consider alternatives for rehab before a building is knocked down for good.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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And if Evan Mobley, who has struggled to shoot all year long, hadn’t knocked down all three of his 3s in the second half, perhaps that ferocity would have been enough.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The genesis of Greig’s sucker punch can be traced to Game 3, when Ottawa defenseman Jake Sanderson was knocked out of the series with a concussion from a hit by former Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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As the officer got out of the cruiser to assist him, Mullins allegedly sucker punched him in the face several times before the officer was able to defend himself, police said.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2026
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First, locate the radiant to the left of the waning moon using a handy smartphone stargazing app.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Mason Lohrei, a left-shot who was moved to the right side, was reportedly dangled in the Andersson talks with Calgary.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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Simply cream the butter and sugar together, add the eggs, dry ingredients, and bananas, and pour the batter in the pan.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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Its flower colors range from shades of yellow to cream, pink, and red.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2026
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The seat, which Min has held since last year, was previously a swing district in coastal Orange County but became far less competitive for Republicans after redistricting.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Concert season is in swing at Rocklin’s alluringly intimate Quarry Park Amphitheater, which has been building increasingly robust summer lineups over the last several years.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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In the movie, Weaver gets decked out in an X-wing fighter jumpsuit – the legendary orange number worn by Hamill back in the day – and gets to pilot a starship.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Two seventh-grade boys sat beside us, decked out in baseball jackets and caps.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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The two heartthrobs have also become fashion icons in their own right.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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The Declaration’s insurrectionist contention—that people, when unjustly provoked, have the right to dissolve their government—hung heavily in a country that had just witnessed the eleven states of the Confederacy make the same argument.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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