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
  • Firefighters knocked down several new blazes Friday, and officials warned crews not to grow complacent during mop-up.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The incident was captured live on YES Network and showed Duluc getting knocked down before eventually getting back to her feet, according to the complaint.
    — Madison Lambert, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • After being stabbed in the ass by Northmen Roddy the Ruin (Tommy Flanagan), Ulf’s (Tom Bennett) dragon suddenly roars in from above and takes them both out in a giant ball of fire.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Kailey Erhart, 22, stabbed her 5-month-old and 3-year-old children to death on Thursday after waving a gun at her estranged husband and threatening to kill herself, according to police.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Where real-life terrors might be decked in the glittering garb of fairy tale, and thus fooled, challenged and ultimately overcome.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • The halls are decked with vintage glass holiday towns in two colorways, Pastel and Traditional.
    — Hannah Engler Harvey, Longreads, 30 July 2026
Definition of decked
Verb
  • Five days before the deadline, the Digital Omnibus pushed them to December 2027.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In Congress, Republicans aimed at Fauci more frequently and pushed the unproven theory that the coronavirus was created at a lab in Wuhan, China, instead of spreading from animal to human, as Fauci believed.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Ironically, the information sheets are stamped with the CDC's logo - as required by law - even though Amherst Pediatrics has explicitly directed patients away from the CDC.
    — Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • These gifts work because the personalization is functional and discreet, not a logo stamped onto an ordinary object.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • Later in the month, from July 28 to 30, slow-moving thunderstorms dumped nearly 12 inches of rain over eastern New York, causing major flash flooding.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
  • During the Great Depression, milk prices collapsed and dairy farmers dumped their own product in the street to protest.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 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
  • An indication of Madjo’s physicality and danger, Marquinhos and his partner Willian Pacho, the bigger man, switched, with the latter marking the forward.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • All three Cabinet members were aware that Trump had secretly switched from the old Air Force One jet to the military aircraft given the threat, sources said.
    — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of switched
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“Rabbit-punched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit-punched. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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