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The robotic punching bag recognizes and escapes your strikes, swelling both strength and velocity of your punches.
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2023
True to his name, Rocky took up boxing at a young age, with Gellar proudly posting photos of him gloved-up at the punching bag in 2016.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
Practice your strike and aim reflexes with this standing punching bag.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
Social media, often a punching bag here, took more hits this year.
—Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2023
True to his name, Rocky took up boxing at a young age, with Gellar proudly posting photos of him gloved-up at the punching bag in 2016.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
Practice your strike and aim reflexes with this standing punching bag.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
Social media, often a punching bag here, took more hits this year.
—Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punching bag
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The presidential victor will be showered in praise while the loser will be excoriated — no matter how close the election turns out to be.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Details: Each county then designates a recount board made up of three members: one chosen by the apparent winner, one by the apparent loser and a third person agreed upon by both.Linh Ta, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead of a top hat or a thimble, players can navigate the board with an airplane seat, golf club, flip flops, and so on.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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Following the flop, the actor’s agents offered him a spot on Dancing with the Stars.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Friday, day two of the four-day festival, was a washout.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
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There have been major road washouts across Brunswick County due to today's heavy rainfall and flash flooding.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
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For another quitter, what would have been a straightforward business took a bizarre turn.Samra Zulfaqar, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
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Cai explained that introducing UI for quitters raises welfare in the economy by up to 1.5 percent.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
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“Punching bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punching%20bag. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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