rabbit-punched

verb

past tense of rabbit-punch
as in knocked down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit-punched
  1. knocked down
  2. stabbed
  3. decked
  4. pushed
  5. stamped
  6. dumped
  7. creamed
  8. switched
Verb
  • The column supporting the building’s front corner appeared to have been knocked down, and photos taken over the years indicated it was never replaced.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Itauma had never needed to go past the sixth round in his first 14 professional bouts and tired visibly after taking command of the early rounds, with Hrgovic absorbing a barrage of hits even after being knocked down in the second round.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • Two years later, Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles home.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Up to this point, Ghostface victims have been stabbed with Buck 120 hunting knives, crushed by garage doors, shot, electrocuted, and thrown off rooftops in ferocious, balls-to-the-wall Scream fashion.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • But this time, Brinkley decked them out with fun, autumnal touches for the transitional season.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • During a joint practice last summer in Houston, Moehrig decked Texans wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson on a hard but clean hit that angered a few of Hutchinson’s teammates.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of decked
Verb
  • Paralyzed from the waist down after her suicide attempt, Clancy uses a wheelchair, which Reddington pushed to the front of the courtroom.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As data centers expand across North Carolina, Attorney General Jeff Jackson has pushed Duke Energy to create a class for the facilities so households aren’t left paying for power plants and grid upgrades needed to serve them.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • The rule would require mail-in ballots to be stamped with official Election Mail markings and to be sent inside automation-compatible envelopes with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Another example is sheet steel, which is stamped into car body panels during the automotive production process.
    — Grant Schwab, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • By the time Warners dumped it into theaters, however, too many bad feelings had accumulated between the executives and Ferrara for anyone to have much incentive to make the picture a success.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Just 10 days later, Hurricane Ivan dumped more rain in an unprecedented double whammy for the mountainous region far from the coast.
    — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • Clarity is the butter creamed with sugar.
    — Kent Merrell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Occasionally, the butter in quickbreads is creamed (whipped with sugar until fluffy) but more often, it’s melted or oil is used in its place.
    — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Definition of creamed
Verb
  • The other part was pushed upward using a magnetic pulse and then switched into a state with no magnetic field to simulate free fall under gravity.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Though Kaepernick and Reid ultimately switched from sitting to kneeling, the protest continued to stoke controversy.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of switched
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