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
  • With 15 minutes to go, a German corner is knocked down for Rummenigge to poke home from four yards and give them hope.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Toure was knocked down briefly after his play and had to be held back by team personnel from joining in on the celebration after Fitzgerald’s interception.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • Jordan Harbst was riding his scooter along the Greenbelt when 41-year-old Ross Wardlaw allegedly stepped into his path and stabbed him to death, according to previous Statesman reporting.
    — Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 13, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • Aziel Zacapala, the Rosemead High School student who was fatally stabbed in El Monte on Friday, July 10, 2026.
    — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • The singer rocked a stylish Fourth of July bikini underneath a onesie, both decked in red, white and blue.
    — Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • All of the comfortable rooms were recently renovated and are decked with blackout curtains.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
Definition of decked
Verb
  • Lawmakers pushed back when Black sought to distance himself from Epstein, including by asking about a message Black wrote for a book that Maxwell, Epstein's longtime associate, created for Epstein's 50th birthday.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Instead, global economic uncertainty — including the war in Iran — have pushed mortgage rates passed 6%.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Of course, controlling shareholders are not cartons of milk stamped with expiration dates.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • The Derya Arms shotgun was stamped that that it was manufactured in the country of Turkey, according to FBI agents who searched the home.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • Behind them is Erling Haaland on seven, but the Norwegian was dumped out of the competition by England on Saturday so won’t be getting his hand on any trophies this summer.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • Rodríguez rejected social media reports alleging that rubble was being dumped into the Caribbean Sea, insisting the government intends to recycle much of the material.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 July 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
  • Without those subsidies, monthly insurance bills went up on average by 58%, according to health policy researchers at KFF — a cost that would have been even higher had many people not switched to cheaper, high-deductible plans.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Norway largely focused on inswingers to the back post, but switched things up on occasion.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of switched
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