Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punching
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The Dodgers’ bullpen has become the problem child at daycare, knocking down the blocks stacked up by other kids.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Building it—the final phase of the project—will likely require knocking down some adjacent apartment buildings and displacing residents.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Von's response represents a rare instance of a Trump-friendly media figure pushing back against the administration's messaging machine and highlights internal friction within the broader pro-Trump media orbit.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The messaging is tough and might persuade the Kremlin to calm its mad period of envelope-pushing, that saw Russian drones enter Poland and its jets violate Estonian airspace.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, restoration efforts began when President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Water Act of 1972, which prevented businesses from dumping in waterways.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Garcia-Aquino is accused of killing Oscar and dumping his body in Ventura County.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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The mother struck Dorn on the back of the head with a hammer, but Dorn responded by repeatedly stabbing her, causing multiple wounds to her face, arms and legs, according to court documents.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The assailant then walked into the restaurant’s breakroom and began stabbing the victim multiple times, police said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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And with the Detroit Lions already in the middle of their season, and with the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons kicking things off soon, we were left wondering one question.—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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One of the defendants was accused of kicking and tripping an ICE official to stop him from chasing a group that had drawn graffiti on the building.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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For Paul, campaigning to reelect Massie is a clear opportunity to emphasize some of his breaks with Trump while praising some of the president’s other actions, like moving to dismantle the Education Department or slashing foreign aid.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The sheer magnitude of the cuts—including a 40 percent slashing of money going to the National Institutes of Health—would do severe harm to biomedical researchers and the industries that serve or rely on them.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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And, back at home, his FBI director, Kash Patel was flailing in a pair of congressional hearings this week when asked about Epstein.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Weeks 3 and 4, when Denver was flailing.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 Sep. 2025
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Maybe your colleagues keep switching things up, leaving you with more responsibilities.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here are the states that are considering getting rid of switching time.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Sucker punching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker%20punching. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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