as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
performs mental stunts, such as pronouncing words backwards as soon as you say them
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as in to halt
to hold back the normal growth of
unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree
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Recent Examples of stunt
CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
At the beginning of the parade, stunt plane Vanguard Squadron will perform a flyover, weather permitting.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 16 Feb. 2026
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
A little mystery can certainly go a long way in this genre—but this stunt only highlights that the person at the center of these songs sounds downright anonymous.
—Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
These were oftentimes stunts, like Alligator Alcatraz.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
At the beginning of the parade, stunt plane Vanguard Squadron will perform a flyover, weather permitting.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
But the steady deterioration of what used to be Twitter has stunted the conversations on the app.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
A little mystery can certainly go a long way in this genre—but this stunt only highlights that the person at the center of these songs sounds downright anonymous.
—Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunt
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Current coaches Dana Altman and Kelvin Sampson have also accomplished the feat, while Eddie Sutton, Roy Williams, Fran Dunphy, Lou Henson, Bob Huggins and Jim Larranaga had done it previously.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Iowa's dominance in collegiate wrestling The Hawkeyes lead all Iowa schools with 24 team titles at the NCAA Championships, last accomplishing this feat in 2021, and are second all-time, behind Oklahoma State (34).—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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Stellantis cancelled its line of Jeep plug-in hybrids earlier this year, and companies including Nissan and Tesla have halted or ended some EV models entirely.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Hospital officials halted care at the center's total 35 clinics in the state.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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In August 2025, a judge concluded that Vedam had not been given a fair trial due to prosecutors’ efforts to suppress evidence.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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But dismissing or minimizing disappointment can unintentionally teach children to ignore or suppress emotions.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
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Venezuela - once Cuba's top supplier - effectively stopped sending shipments in mid-December.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The government also stopped collecting and reporting crucial survey findings on transgender students — data that have shown higher rates of depression, drug use, bullying and other problems.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Shade cloth and wooden screens block off the outside world, though the cubs often tear them down out of perverse curiosity.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, when X was temporarily blocked there, amid a legal dispute between Elon Musk and the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court, countless fan accounts for celebrities such as Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift evaporated, many signing off with the hashtag #MeuUltimoTweet.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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But some analysts say Iran's unprecedented weakness at home could diminish the flexibility of its country's leadership to make the kinds of compromises necessary for a deal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The emergence of cable, podcasts and streaming audio and video platforms — none of which are subject to FCC restrictions in terms of content — have greatly diminished traditional broadcast media’s dominance in the marketplace.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Not Carolyn, who shrinks even from Calvin’s attempt to document her elegant outfit — John’s button-down shirt tucked into a black skirt, a CBK classic — with a Polaroid.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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The researchers measured shrinking in that stretch of more than one meter per year.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Clippers enter the final stretch of the season as the hottest team in the NBA, having won 20 of their past 27 games, a feat that caught many insiders by surprise.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
19 Feb. 2026
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So, this is about when undeniable attraction catches you off guard, but also the enormous consequences of following that urge and that feeling, and the consequences of that for the families around you, however innocent your intent is.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Stunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunt. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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