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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
  • Flames were licking the upper branches of tall trees.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • While investors are licking their wounds from a plunging stock market, and businesses brace for economic fallout, major investment banks are reaping extraordinary profits, according to Wall Street Journal.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Who have been an infamously fractious band for their entire career, with frequent arguments between members that have even on occasion led to fistfights.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Remember: Every Hollywood fistfight is as choreographed as the climax of Dirty Dancing.
    John DeVore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the cause of the odor is often hidden.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Liv is forced to break up with her human fiancé, Major (Robert Buckley) to avoid infecting him, and becomes estranged from her best friend and roommate Peyton (Aly Michalka), hiding her new zombie nature from both.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Russia pounded Kyiv in an hourslong barrage Thursday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 87 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since July.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • For those interested in exploring opportunities in the legal cannabis space, pounding the pavement can be a heady process.
    Iris Dorbian, Forbes.com, 25 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
  • Their last contest was a slugfest – literally – as the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves got into a brawl that resulted in multiple ejections.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
  • It was suggested that KU may have been a fatigued team Thursday after downing UCF in an overtime slugfest Wednesday night.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That means the weather was ripe for fire, and wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour quickly whipped the fire toward inhabited areas.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Those already on the skating rink floor are showing off their skills: doing tricks (sometimes with a partner), two-stepping to the beat and whipping their bodies into turns that seem impossible.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 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 30 Apr. 2025.

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