SUCKER PUNCHING Synonyms: 107 Similar Words

sucker punching

verb

present participle of sucker punch

as in knocking down

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Counter space is the currency of a working kitchen, and homeowners are finding a new way to buy more of it without knocking down a wall.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune Demolition crews hired by the Chicago Bears begin knocking down the grandstand at the former Arlington International Racecourse on June 16, 2023, in Arlington Heights.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

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On Frequency of Love, Monét stretches out, pushing the boundaries of the sophisticated, retro sound of her previous album and finding some surprising new angles to her songwriting.

— Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
The Kremlin has banned diesel exports due to the Ukrainian strikes, pushing global prices higher.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the weather service said thunderstorms were already dumping heavy rain across the region, with more rain on the horizon.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
An out-of-town attorney was abducted outside a Midtown Manhattan strip club and savagely beaten by four thieves who stole his Rolex watch and iPhone before dumping him in a New Jersey nature reserve, federal officials said Tuesday.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026

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Dangelo Rafael Jean Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia Bautista, 24, both Dominican citizens, are accused of stabbing off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Even the worst days doing this are exponentially better than the potential of waking up to my elderly roommate stabbing me in the pancreas.

— Tim Savage, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

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But Milei is trying to recast Argentina as a destination for foreign wealth, slashing public spending, dismantling regulations and courting investment in the country's vast oil and mineral resources.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
States have already started slashing caregivers’ pay and other critical disability services in anticipation of Medicaid cuts that will roll out next year.

— STAT, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

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So, why now, halfway through the first take of the shoot, was Axl flailing his arm like a windmill with his jacket hurling around through space like a lasso?

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Much of the time, you’re left to put up with untrained screen actors not knowing where to stand or look, or who don’t know not to block the camera’s view with flailing hands.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of flailing

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Angi data shows 60 percent of consumers are now putting off projects and switching to maintenance.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Now, the 30-year-old, who is in his first season with the Penguins, has decided to honor his father, Alexander, by switching his jersey number.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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