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noun

Definition of stuntnext
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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verb

ˈstənt How to pronounce stunt (audio)
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
Noun
The production shut down the road to film stunt, driving and collision scenes, according to a city street use permit. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026 Footage of the aerial stunt quickly went viral on social media, with many praising the display from Airlink. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
On Saturday, after a fourth-down false start penalty stunted the Rams’ first drive, Bennett threw his two best passes of the game during the next one. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Just a few hours from the Arctic Ocean, the exercise helps the Miami native narrow his view to suit a world stunted by extreme cold. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunt
  1. feat
  2. halt
  3. suppress
  4. stop
  5. block
  6. diminish
  7. shrink
  8. catch
Noun
  • The shattering of the deadlift record proved that, although the feats did not end there.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Banda has scored in eight different home appearances this season, a feat achieved by only four players in NWSL history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of feat
Verb
  • Its sales were also hit last year when a cyberattack forced it to halt production for a month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The crash halted flights at the busy travel hub for much of Sunday afternoon and continued to hamper air travel into Monday.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of halt
Verb
  • The superconductivity weakened with the screening and was eventually completely suppressed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The prairies’ clayey soils and other characteristics suppress tree growth, but allow native grasses, wildflowers and other herbaceous plants to thrive.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of suppress
Verb
  • The new rules mandated that referees stop play for a ten-minute hydration break that allows players to drink fluids, change clothes, or shower in their locker room.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The team stopped at 800 N because increasing the load further would require additional protective equipment, with a separate destructive limit test planned.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • The case argues South Africa’s 1961 Indemnity Act unlawfully blocked hundreds of claims over the massacre, and asks courts to reopen the door to justice for victims’ descendants.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Many urban properties like The Benjamin have invested in multi-pane windows, and blackout curtains, which can block both light and sound.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of block
Verb
  • Foreign central banks and other institutions looking for a safe place to park their capital have diminished roles in the Treasury market and have increasingly turned to alternative havens like gold.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • These stabs at earnestness do nothing to diminish the feeling of the concert film being little more than a cash grab.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminish
Verb
  • Unless those policies change, a shrinking workforce will cause slower economic growth and lead to more expensive public debt.
    — Stuart Anderson, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This is in part because, whether owing to shrinking foreign-news budgets or to a reluctance to have individual correspondents expound on such a broad array of topics and countries, careers like Ascherson’s barely exist anymore.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of shrink
Verb
  • Gauff knocked the ball into a rectangular expanse of blue, as Jović stood in the doubles alley and doubled over to her knees, trying to catch her breath.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Well, the internet cooked up the idea that the chant originated from late-1800s and early-1900s imagery and stories that depicted Black children being used as bait to catch alligators.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of catch

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“Stunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunt. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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