punch in
verb
punched in; punching in; punches in
: to record the time of one's arrival or beginning work by punching a time clock
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Broken furniture, shattered picture frames, doors slamming and holes punched in my wall.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Volunteers packed a punch in 2023, donating nearly 5 billion hours of their time across the U.S., per a new AmeriCorps report based on census data.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Running back Hollywood Smothers punched in a two-yard touchdown to give NC the lead with 25 seconds left in the game.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
That’s important, because the finalists came in several forms distinctly different from traditional film and TV, none of them as easily experienced as punching in a streaming code to watch a film or TV at home.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Volunteers packed a punch in 2023, donating nearly 5 billion hours of their time across the U.S., per a new AmeriCorps report based on census data.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Running back Hollywood Smothers punched in a two-yard touchdown to give NC the lead with 25 seconds left in the game.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
That’s important, because the finalists came in several forms distinctly different from traditional film and TV, none of them as easily experienced as punching in a streaming code to watch a film or TV at home.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Punch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20in. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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