as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
feeling a little punchy after being up half the night with a crying baby
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Recent Examples of punchy
The Lotus Elan-like MX-5 appeared in 1989 with its wonderful pop-up headlights, small dimensions, lightweight bodywork and punchy engine.
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Some rooms have balconies, and all have the same kind of punchy preppy style as The Mansion rooms, with lots of stripes and florals in shades of blue.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Apart from its gorgeous aesthetics, the tab's got a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset, punchy speakers, and clean OnePlus Android skin.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
The essay’s many short, declarative sentences gave off a punchy, defiant vibe.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Some rooms have balconies, and all have the same kind of punchy preppy style as The Mansion rooms, with lots of stripes and florals in shades of blue.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Apart from its gorgeous aesthetics, the tab's got a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset, punchy speakers, and clean OnePlus Android skin.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
The essay’s many short, declarative sentences gave off a punchy, defiant vibe.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punchy
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One morning, the narrator wakes up late to see that a strangely dazed Yeong-hye has disposed of all their meat—pork belly, shabu-shabu beef, dumplings, eel.Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
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Tyson seems dazed and distracted, preoccupied with the sight of blood on his sleeve; Bodhi threatens to dissolve his partnership with Dwight and quit the business entirely.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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While some people feel like their vote won't make a difference, many others are simply exhausted—and in some cases alienated or confused—by our political environment.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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That left a lot of Swifties sad, confused and wandering around, trying to find the bracelet sent from New Orleans.Arika Herron, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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In this day and age, where 4K is normal, even HD is considered blurry; however, the decision to shoot with the prosumer camcorder at a resolution of 480 on to MiniDV paid off, and Murphy’s bewildered walk through Westminster is still genuinely iconic.Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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There this brilliant but bewildered scientist gets cornered by a plutocrat with impertinent questions.Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Grieving widows and parents across the country told them about the patchwork of laws against distracted driving, and the inconsistent citations or sentencing handed down to careless motorists.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is in some ways itself a product of those concerns, both as a 36-years-later sequel and as a story about how Lydia has since stepped into the position of the distracted parent who’s unable to connect with their own moody child.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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My pulse kept racing; my mouth went dry and prickly; dizzy spells came on.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The 38-year-old ski mountaineer felt weak and dizzy.Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Punchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punchy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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