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Recent Examples of punch out
Verb
Nurses are regularly reprimanded for exceeding the 12.5 shift hours and this has led to them punching out and remain working or giving report while not being on the clock to avoid getting in trouble. Tracy Briggs, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2024 Later in that series, tight end Julian Hill had the ball punched out at the 1-yard line, but left guard Robert Jones was there to scoop it up. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2024
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
  • Another sculpture show London licking a disembodied human hand.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • And resist the urge to lick your lips when they’re chapped, Davis says.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Needless to say, this tension is darkly entertaining, like a fistfight at a funeral.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The film discusses suicidal ideation and the main character, George Bailey, expresses some violence, including involvement in a fistfight and knocking over furniture.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Yang then bemoaned how people shoot lasers at him and hide their kids.
    Anne McCarthy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Discover joy and wonder hidden behind the daily routine of a konbini worker, explore every nook and cranny around the store, and help your customers navigate their lives in branching conversations with meaningful choices!
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Consider marinating or pounding it thin for quicker and more tender results when needed.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And in Yemen, the Houthi rebels, another Iranian ally, have been pounded in air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition in response to their attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Every Indian restaurant is doing butter chicken now, and Marigold’s is very carefully rendered so that the meat is tender and very juicy and the creamy onion-tomato sauce lashed with fenugreek ($22) is absorbed with the cooking process.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Their late father was killed for lashing out against the government, and Gustavo doesn’t share Paco’s willingness to follow in dad’s footsteps.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano on Friday night in a slugfest remarkably similar to the original two years ago, ahead of the main event Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson showdown.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • A week after surviving a back-and-forth slugfest with Windsor in the quarterfinals behind junior Emmitt Munson’s second straight 100-yard game on the ground, the Panthers head north to take on a rugged Mavericks squad that’s allowing just 9.5 points/game.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Gently fold 1 cup of the whipped topping into the thickened peanut butter mixture, just until combined; set aside.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The stars reside within the S-cluster, a group of high-speed stellar bodies that whip around Sgr A* under its immense gravitational pull.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Toward the end there’s a punch-up, with several players involved.
    David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Of the new cast additions, only Ayoade is doing anything funny, but Xeni’s pretentious banter could have used a writerly punch-up from somebody like Richard Ayoade.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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