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
  • At least two people were stabbed nearby hours after the June 30 match ended.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • Court records indicate Birmingham was accused of killing Lena Elrod with an electric saw and stabbed or struck Justin Elrod in the head with a metallic object.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 19 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
  • Another assistant handed him the catalogue, balling up its plastic wrapping stamped with promotional copy.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Wall Street uses it, too — all global stock and commodity trades are stamped in UTC.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • Along the way, algae bloomed, chemicals were dumped, and ducks turned up dead.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 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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