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Recent Examples of lunge
Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Palmer then leveled the scores just after the hour-mark, converting a penalty after Yves Bissouma’s lunge brought down Moises Caicedo in the box.
—Ben Church, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
They were met in their driveway by a feisty polar bear, who lunged at the woman.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Add strengthening exercises: Take a few breaks during your walk to perform body-weight-resistance strengthening exercises, such as squats, push-ups, or lunges.
—Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Palmer then leveled the scores just after the hour-mark, converting a penalty after Yves Bissouma’s lunge brought down Moises Caicedo in the box.
—Ben Church, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
How Ward failed to deal with the bouncing ball as Gomes desperately lunged at it is another puzzlement.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
They were met in their driveway by a feisty polar bear, who lunged at the woman.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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In the above highlight, Cryer creates space with a shot-fake jab step and then cans a 3-pointer.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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Disaster aid could become political, as Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have traded jabs about reasons for the fire and the response.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Even on the blue line, made some really good plays and then also had an opportunity to dive in there.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Now, Chicago could dive into the free agency market to bring in another high-leverage arm or two to complement Pressly.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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She was assaulted with punches, kicks and brooms, along with hair pulling, insult and jostling, the court heard on Jan. 24, according to Metro.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Notre Dame built a 13-3 halftime lead, then secured the knockout punch when Jayden Harrison returned the second-half kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Six decades later, 9/11 once again plunged the country into wartime.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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During the first Trump administration, refugee admissions plunged from 85,000 under the Obama administration to 11,800 in Trump’s last year in office.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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