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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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And naturally, the nightmare of sitting under the bleachers next to Michaels as one of your babies falls flat on its face during the Saturday-night dry run is like a devastating body blow to the ego.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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And losing a place where people can hear or perform live music is a body blow to the vibrancy everyone seems to want downtown.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The fire was knocked down quickly and two people were found dead inside the home, according to reports.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2025
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In Franklin Township in eastern Pennsylvania, high winds knocked down a tree, which then fell onto a car, killing a passenger inside, according to Pennsylvania State Police.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Parents can avoid the sucker punch by understanding and embracing this fact: young adults are compelled to discover and achieve their own unique selves.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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Having processed the sucker punch by Everton, his rhetoric was more positive.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Despite finding themselves down by seven with 2:35 left, New York ended the game on a 11-1 run to secure the victory and clinch the series 4-2 to move onto the Eastern Conference semifinals.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Timberlake and Santino join in behind, stepping from left to right, following the tune's beat and Kelce up front.—
Viola Flowers,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
Verb
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While most creams simply hydrate, this one goes above and beyond, helping rebuild what your skin loses over time, improving texture, boosting tolerance to actives like tretinoin, and visibly reducing signs of aging.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 Mar. 2025
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Medications for neuropathic pain include: Amitriptyline Duloxetine Pregabalin and gabapentin Capsaicin creams and patches are also used.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The 41 mm steel bracelet watch is a rather sporty choice for the evening but upon closer inspection its bezel is decked in sapphires.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
6 May 2025
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President Richard Nixon decked over the pool in the early 1970s to accommodate the growing White House press corps, which previously worked elsewhere in the West Wing and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Dodgers deal did not include the option to refuse a minor-league assignment; the 26-year-old was sent down to the minors shortly before Opening Day as the Dodgers took him through a complete swing overhaul to adjust to the advanced velocities stateside.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The Creative Coalition has made this trip every year for decades, through all kinds of administrations, almost always aiming at moderate Republicans who could provide swing votes.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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But when Skubal’s 75th pitch, a 97 mph fastball, drifted over the heart of the plate, Hernández clubbed it into the center-field seats to make it 4-2.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Boston also clubbed four home runs, the team’s most in a single game this year.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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