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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Jaxson Hayes delivered the final body blow, throwing down an Eastbay dunk in transition after stealing the ball from Josh Giddey to put the Lakers up by 14 with just under three minutes remaining.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, climate change — and a near-knockout punch from a 2023 marine heat wave — has effectively wiped several species off the map and shrunk the reefs that stretch from the Keys throughout South Florida.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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How does a now 40-year-old Aubry, who has been knocked down a few times, pick herself back up to show everyone what she’s made of?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Porter knocked down his seventh trey immediately, then jumped a passing lane for a steal and a dunk that tied it at 90.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tucker had a different take, saying that Fletcher was trying to sucker punch him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 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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Switch sides, bringing your left elbow to your right knee, continuing to alternate in a cycling motion.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
31 Jan. 2026
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Not having Dorgu’s energy down the left could afford more space to Wilson down that side.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In a large bowl, cream together room temp butter and sugar, then add sour cream.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2026
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Sandy brown, deep blue, and cream conjure up visions of a desert landscape.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Between 2022 and 2024 the state experienced a $175 billion swing from surplus to deficit.—
Lanhee J. Chen,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Or, the Lightning could take a big swing for a right-handed shot who could help kick the power play up a notch, since the team’s PP1 could use a better one-timer option from the left circle.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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He was decked nine times in a wild-card playoff loss to Los Angeles while with Minnesota the year before.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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Coats are decked in fur, some all over and others just the trim.—
Renée Reardin,
InStyle,
17 Jan. 2026
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Members of Congress have for months been denied their lawful right to inspect detention facilities in Minnesota, New Jersey, Florida and California.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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The underlying lawsuit, filed in December, alleges that federal officers violated the First and Fourth Amendment rights of six protesters.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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