Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit-punching
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Building it—the final phase of the project—will likely require knocking down some adjacent apartment buildings and displacing residents.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025 -
The Tumi Alpha 3 Collection International Expandable Carry-on is currently 20 percent off, knocking down its over $1,000 price tag to $819.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Adolescence, a series about a 13-year-old boy named Jamie Miller (Cooper), who is arrested because he’s accused of stabbing a female classmate, racked up 13 Emmy nominations this year.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The homeless felon accused of stabbing a young Ukrainian commuter to death on a Charlotte light rail train comes from a household where run-ins with the law have been a way of life.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The last is dumping iron dust into the Southern Ocean to provoke phytoplankton blooms that would suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a move that set off a backlash when an American entrepreneur tried it off Canada in 2012.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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The work is part of a larger project with researchers across the region to assess the San Pedro Basin sites, where decades of dumping chemicals like DDT and other pollutants have raised environmental and human health risks.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Angels made a late change to their rotation, pushing all of the pitchers back a day and having right-hander José Ureña start Wednesday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Before switching course to run for secretary of state, this was Hollier’s third time filing to run for Michigan’s 13th District seat.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The climate gains from switching to 100 percent renewable electricity and installing heat exchangers at the roof are huge.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The luxury furniture retailer fell roughly 8% in premarket trading after slashing its annual revenue outlook.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Despite the shock loss, Milei has vowed no changes to his divisive agenda, which has reshaped Argentina’s economy, slashing inflation while boosting growth.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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And Ibiza is the clubbing capital.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Once the structural shell is complete, traditional crews step in to add the roof, wiring, windows, flooring and finishing touches.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Failing To Do Dry Maintenance First The secret to keeping your flooring beautiful is to start by cleaning dry, not wet.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Rabbit-punching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit-punching. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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