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Recent Examples of dunk
Visage then dunks this very reporter, and points viewers to watch EW's interview with her (which will be up shortly!).
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EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura left the game early in the third, coming up gimpy after dunking in transition and immediately went to the locker room.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
Stat du jour: The Cavs dunked seven times in the first quarter against New York last Friday, their most in one quarter in 25 years.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Or after the Aggies raced back the other way, ending with Martinez dunking over Davis and both nearly landing on Gwath.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura left the game early in the third, coming up gimpy after dunking in transition and immediately went to the locker room.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
Stat du jour: The Cavs dunked seven times in the first quarter against New York last Friday, their most in one quarter in 25 years.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Or after the Aggies raced back the other way, ending with Martinez dunking over Davis and both nearly landing on Gwath.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
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The Expectations Index, which measures short-term outlooks for income, business, and labor markets, dipped to its lowest level since July 2022.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, the S & P 500 dipped into correction territory, or falling 10% from its recent peak.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Students with special needs on a New York City school bus were forced to duck for cover as the vehicle was struck by gunfire.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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That rain saw both Norris and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri slide off the circuit, but Norris was able to regain control of his car and immediately duck into the pits to swap his slicks for intermediates.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Since announcing her move, she’s been documenting her efforts to immerse herself in Ireland’s festivities, including at the national St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin, which is attended by roughly 500,000 people, according to the Associated Press.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Badu immersed herself in everything artistic Dallas had to offer a young person.—
Damien Scott,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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