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Recent Examples of punch out
Verb
Somehow, Gustavsson punched out Toews’ point-blank shot. Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 A lot of the things that employees are supposed to do, commuting, weekly meetings, punching in and punching out, were exposed as unnecessary during COVID. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
Also featured are two selfie cameras, one on the cover display in a regular punch-out hole and a second under-display camera for the inner display. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 And if that first goal showed off all the speed and skill that Smith possesses, the second one showed off her grit and determination, coming in stoppage time just before halftime, when Smith pushed back a punch-out from Vietnam’s heroic keeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for punch out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punch out
Verb
  • The race is being widely viewed as a must-win for Democrats who at the national level are still licking their 2024 election wounds, as well as a potential referendum on Trump and Musk.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Cora appears to enjoy the routine and happily lets the cat lick at the tufts of blonde hair on her head.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • However, the Lewis family has vehemently disputed that claim, saying the boys were inseparable, never got into fistfights and were not familiar with Bell Mountain.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Upstairs, Innie Mark had just finished a brutal fistfight with Drummond, which began with the security chief’s near-successful strangulation of Mark and ended with goat lady Lorne (Gwendoline Christie) throwing several key punches.
    Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The titles of 12 such books — some of which may have been published before 2025 — are hidden below within an unrelated text passage.
    J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Read Next World Palace gardens hid 900-year-old ruins of bathhouse in Spain — until now.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • All that — that’s what came turning around the corner late Sunday afternoon, striding through a tunnel of fans off Augusta’s 18th green, walking without a shadow despite a shallow sun; arms extended, eyes welling, chest pounding.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Deadly flooding in the South and Midwest The mother of a 9-year-old boy is speaking out after he was swept away and killed by floodwaters in Kentucky during the four days of historic storms that pounded the region.
    Chris Looft, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Verdugo lashed hard line drives in his first two at-bats with the Braves, off Twins pitcher Chris Paddack.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • A day after his remarks, the president lashed out against the Fed chair.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • If the Jets were to make good on that status, making it out of the first round, their reward would be whoever survives the Dallas-Colorado slugfest.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • So, expect this game to be a defensive slugfest, given how good both teams are on defense.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Take it from us and whip out this gem for special occasions versus everyday wear, as Gucci recommends shielding it from direct light, heat, and rain.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In the early hours of April 21, 1775, gale-force winds whipped across the town square, driving the shivering sentries from their posts to the shelter of their beds.
    Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Often, when shows do crossovers, the writers on one will do punch-up for their characters on the other.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Toward the end there’s a punch-up, with several players involved.
    David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024

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“Punch out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punch%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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