as in body blow
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Recent Examples of sucker punch
Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Indeed, his research shows that octopuses recognize—and direct their sucker punches at—fish species that tend to be more exploitative.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
This looked like a team that had just absorbed quite a sucker punch.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
That elicited a response from Miller, who jumped Marchand to defend Hughes, only to eat a few gloved sucker punches after Marchand somehow extricated himself from the pile.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Verb
And Colton sucker punched both Höglander and Tyler Myers, as the on-ice officials attempted to intervene.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Indeed, his research shows that octopuses recognize—and direct their sucker punches at—fish species that tend to be more exploitative.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
This looked like a team that had just absorbed quite a sucker punch.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
That elicited a response from Miller, who jumped Marchand to defend Hughes, only to eat a few gloved sucker punches after Marchand somehow extricated himself from the pile.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punch
Noun
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Remember the body blow of injustice, and don’t get mad — get hungry.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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Australia hasn’t been subject to the body blows that Mr. Trump has delivered to other longstanding U.S. allies, and that have become a factor in at least one recent election — like threatening Canada’s sovereignty and calling into doubt the future of military alliances with Europe.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
Verb
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The defense asked Cassie Ventura to confirm that Combs both built up and knocked down her confidence, citing text messages between the pair.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
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A day later, Murderbot has received its first negative review, knocking down its perfect 100% to a 96%.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Pei chuan Kao was felled by Oshiro early on her way to the finals.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Bristol-Myers Squibb down 16% Bristol-Myers is felling pressure after its schizophrenia drug, Cobenfy, failed expectations during a trial examining its efficacy as an add-on therapy for the disorder.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
5 May 2025
Noun
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His passing has been underrated, while he can regularly be seen instructing Balde to his left and Pau Cubarsi to his right on positioning and organisation.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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On the left, the deduction widely is seen as benefiting only wealthy taxpayers, even though many of the Cook County homeowners whose property tax bills alone are in excess of the current $10,000 deductibility cap hardly are rich folks.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
Verb
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The 41 mm steel bracelet watch is a rather sporty choice for the evening but upon closer inspection its bezel is decked in sapphires.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
6 May 2025
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President Richard Nixon decked over the pool in the early 1970s to accommodate the growing White House press corps, which previously worked elsewhere in the West Wing and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The rights to Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked were quickly snatched up for a movie adaptation, with Demi Moore's production company optioning.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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Earlier this year President Trump signed an executive order which seeks to restrict this right, which was established by the 14th Amendment in 1868.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Next, begin making the crust by creaming together butter and sugar.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2025
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Try prescription creams: Topical steroid creams are often the first choice for flares.—
Health,
Health,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Wallen’s voice has an easy lilt that reminds me of someone distractedly practicing their golf swing in the sporting-goods aisle of a big box store.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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Just looking at swing length alone, Harris II, Contreras, Ramos, Langeliers, Soto and Naylor have all shortened their swings by more than 2 inches, and Vientos and Lindor have shortened them by at least an inch.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Sucker punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker%20punch. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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