as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat
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Recent Examples of stinger
While both male and female tarantula wasps have similar coloration, only the females have stingers.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Bee stingers are barbed and can continue to deliver venom for up to a minute.
—Christopher P. Holstege, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025
At the end of the tail, barely above our horizon, is the celestial scorpion’s stinger, made of two moderately bright stars very close together.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
Rather than neatly setting up the future, these post-credits scenes come across as possible options the MCU could revisit, not an actual plan like the earlier stingers.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 24 July 2025
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Bee stingers are barbed and can continue to deliver venom for up to a minute.
—Christopher P. Holstege, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025
At the end of the tail, barely above our horizon, is the celestial scorpion’s stinger, made of two moderately bright stars very close together.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
Rather than neatly setting up the future, these post-credits scenes come across as possible options the MCU could revisit, not an actual plan like the earlier stingers.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinger
Noun
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There are scenes of strange, often violent pathos that punctuate the potty humor and punch-throwing.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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During the melee, several punches were thrown.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rodgers took four sacks and three other hits, including multiple heavy blows.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Councilman Edwin Peacock called the incident a blow to public trust and urged both Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and police to reassess security measures.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Touted as the second-highest fine ever levied by the board, many observers struggled to view it as anything but the gentlest of wrist slaps.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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His attorney said the slap happened after he had already been hit several times and claimed that, in total, Tchervinski was hit in the head 28 times during the attack.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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And the thump, thump, thumping of her brother’s hands pounding a heavy bag.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Collins brings some thump to the four spot at no cost after next season.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The news of Lamar's killing fell on me with an aching thud.—
Trymaine Lee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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There is then a loud thud, followed by silence.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The band’s foundation was built on the joint songwriting of Davies and Hodgson, who sang lead on most of Supertramp’s hits, but their partnership was beginning to dissolve by the early 1980s.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jalen Ramsey’s big hit on fourth down, separating the ball from Jets star receiver Garrett Wilson to seal the game.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beyond clicks and swipes, leaders should anticipate a future of inner speech, intention markers, and neuro-physiological feedback.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Wipe the squeegee off after each swipe.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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As Thursday night rolled into Friday morning, Anisimova’s strokes had the same frozen-rope surety that had gotten her past Świątek in the quarterfinal.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Apply a base layer of detangling spray to the area, and use a wide-tooth comb or detangling brush to gently work at the mat, starting at the outer edges (closest to your ends, not your roots) and using small strokes.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Stinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinger. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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