SUCKER PUNCHED Synonyms: 109 Similar Words

sucker punched

verb

past tense of sucker punch

as in knocked down

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The huge animals knocked down bodies to the cobblestones, and stumbling runners caused several pileups during the 2½-minute run from the pen to the bullring where bullfighters would kill the bulls later in the day.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Penda knocked down five 3-pointers to score a team-high 23 points in 29 minutes of action while Richardson notched 15 points with four assists and two steals in 30 minutes.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

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Scheduling conflicts when the Dodgers played the Nationals in Washington on April 3-5 pushed back the trip.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Sheriff John Ledbetter has pushed back on suggestions his office is moving too slowly, saying his department shares the family's goal and asking the public for patience, according to ABC News.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026

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Jordan Harbst was riding his scooter along the Greenbelt when 41-year-old Ross Wardlaw allegedly stepped into his path and stabbed him to death, according to previous Statesman reporting.

— Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 13, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
Aziel Zacapala, the Rosemead High School student who was fatally stabbed in El Monte on Friday, July 10, 2026.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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Behind them is Erling Haaland on seven, but the Norwegian was dumped out of the competition by England on Saturday so won’t be getting his hand on any trophies this summer.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Rodríguez rejected social media reports alleging that rubble was being dumped into the Caribbean Sea, insisting the government intends to recycle much of the material.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

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In anticipation of the birth of his son, Ferguson had kicked a nagging heroin habit, trading his addiction to drugs for an infatuation with activism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Lowering the bar to entry Powar kicked the conversation off by explaining that AI is making advanced cyber capabilities available to far more people than ever before.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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