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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
  • Young was knocked down when pitcher Nolan McLean struck him on the head with a knee when the two converged for Justin Crawford's slow grounder in the sixth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This this Invictus community of people who get knocked down but keep getting back up.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • Prosecutors said Anthony provoked the confrontation that ended with Metcalf being fatally stabbed in the chest.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Records show Singh had called emergency services and said he’d been stabbed multiple times.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Fans decked in the team’s iconic red and carrying its flags lined the streets and grandstands, pushing and cheering their team on.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But this time, Brinkley decked them out with fun, autumnal touches for the transitional season.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of decked
Verb
  • They’re not pushed to build real characters, rather than embody safe versions of how people already see them.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Buckingham Palace has forcefully pushed back against the allegation.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Supreme’s modifications are purely cosmetic, as the streetwear label has stamped the upper of each boot with a repeating diamond tread pattern.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • Separately, police said another woman was found dead on Sunday in Soweto, south of Johannesburg, her body wrapped in a duvet and dumped near a dam.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Eventually, the firms dumped the valuable slag into waste piles and wrote off the metals inside.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 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
  • Though initially a proponent of AI data centers, Abbott has switched courses as November has drawn nearer.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Calvin Harris switched the point of attack and fed Luiz right into stride, and Luiz curled one into the far corner from outside the penalty area.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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