Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit-punched
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My dad used to say, when you get knocked down, Joey, just get up.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026 -
But once move-in day rolled around in Lubbock, Keith lifted a bed that knocked down a ceiling fan and caused an injury to his throwing arm.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Sanchez's 12-year-old son, Marcus Figueroa, was stabbed 25 times and feigned death in order to survive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ricks also stabbed Sanchez’s other son, 12-year-old Marcus Figueroa.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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There’s also the Mignon bag, which is made to order and comes decked in an allover print of a 2024 illustration.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Princess of Wales decked herself in diamond jewelry, adding on a stunning bracelet and chandelier earrings passed down to her from Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth II, respectively.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mike Singletary leads Texas Tech to the biggest rally in Big 12 tournament history, scoring all 29 of Texas Tech’s points during a second-half surge that pushed the Red Raiders to a 88-83 win against the Aggies.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Efforts to vote on it in were again pushed back in January, with the bill amended to give Mamdani a longer runway for appointing people to the commission.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Business emblems have permeated pro sports—sewn onto jerseys, stamped onto equipment, digitally plastered behind players.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Nearly every inch of the wall is stamped with finger and palm prints.—
Maddy Keyes,
The Frontier,
5 Mar. 2026
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Helicopter crews that dumped water and dragged a large, heavy bucket through the snow to prevent body-recovery teams from getting hit by additional avalanches had further obscured evidence of the deadly slide, Reynaud said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The volunteer cleaning teams found sofas, mattresses and other items dumped illegally on the streets and behind businesses.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Perfect for pairing with a trip through their enormous salad bar and a scoop of mashed potatoes and creamed spinach (and timberline chili and mac and cheese), and one of their famous yeasty dinner rolls slathered with honey butter.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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But after Jones got switched onto the reigning MVP away from the ball, the young wing lunged for the pass to Gilgeous-Alexander and got caught in an awkward position, on Gilgeous-Alexander’s left hip with open space on the right.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Rabbit-punched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit-punched. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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