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Recent Examples of lunge
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The quarterback, Jalen Hurts, keeps the ball and lunges forward while other big players push him from behind.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
That spurs the humpbacks to lunge into the air to collect the small fish, creating the iconic imagery.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Therefore, be conscious about working into your work-outs more hamstring-active exercises like hamstring curls, lunges, glute bridges and deadlifts.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The quarterback, Jalen Hurts, keeps the ball and lunges forward while other big players push him from behind.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
The victim said that Frazier, who was allegedly heavily intoxicated, began verbally threatening physical harm and started to lunge with a knife, according to state police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
That spurs the humpbacks to lunge into the air to collect the small fish, creating the iconic imagery.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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Meanwhile, Ryan Kelly came on in the second round and used pressure and ring control while establishing his jab and work rate.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Even fast food chain Wendy’s entered the conversation with a jab at the singer.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The deeper one dives into seeking sustainable solutions, the more muddled those solutions may feel.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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Seeing people discover me and this song and then dive into my whole discography has really [shown that TikTok is] such a beautiful tool.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The entirety of Sinners may take place over the span of only 24 hours, but Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther) sure manages to pack a punch into that timeframe.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Duhamel walks us through Staten's rash actions, still driven by being lost in a haze of grief, including a punch that will have serious repercussions for Staten going forward.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The martial law attempt, which lasted about six hours before Yoon backed down in the face of parliamentary opposition and public protests, plunged the country into months of turmoil and led to the Constitutional Court removing him from the presidency this month for violating constitutional powers.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Consumer confidence in the United States has plunged to levels not seen in years.—
Joe Rennison,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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