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
  • As a determined floor correspondent at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he was knocked down on camera by security guards while trying to interview a Georgia delegate whom the guards were removing from the convention floor.
    — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Smith Point Park stairs to the surf were wiped out and at Jones Beach, the berm held up but parts of the fishing pier were knocked down.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • After an Omani national copilot — who has since been identified as 29-year-old Hamam al-Hammami — allegedly stabbed FlyDubai flight 1073’s pilot Capt.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The copilot allegedly stabbed the captain in the cockpit before passengers intervened aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 after taking off from Dubai, UAE, with 182 people including eight crew members flying to Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday.
    — Sam Metz, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Shiny bustier dresses mingled with slipdresses decked in sequins mimicking python skin and tank frocks that had the ease of a beach robe, while high-slit skirts cut on the bias were paired with mannish white shirts.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The building is decked in yellow and green accents and murals.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of decked
Verb
  • Balmaceda also pushed back on the idea that mass popularity and quality are mutually exclusive.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Some people felt strongly that kratom should be banned, while others pushed for a regulated marketplace.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • The community nurse hadn’t even bothered to rewrite it, and the polite doctor simply stamped under her amendments.
    — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Drivers sometimes made their own, carved from wood, stamped onto metal, the numbers mounted on screens, or painted onto boards.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • Any oakiness is put there with chips dumped into steel vats and left to soak.
    — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The nor'easter dumped more than 7 inches of rain on the town and wind gusts reached nearly 60 mph in the area.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • This time the Panthers surpassed that point total in a single game, but lost anyway because their defense got creamed.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2026
  • In a mixer bowl, beat the butter, margarine, and cream cheese at high speed for 5 minutes until fully creamed.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of creamed
Verb
  • But Mississippi State switched to the run game and short passes, and found success, too.
    — PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • However, magnetic fields consume energy and limit how quickly those bits can be switched.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of switched
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