as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
performs mental stunts, such as pronouncing words backwards as soon as you say them
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as in to halt
to hold back the normal growth of
unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree
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Recent Examples of stunt
Kate Hogan, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Erskine trained for several months to feel confident in the physicality of playing Jane and performing stunts.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
David Nour, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Since the Oregon game, Ohio State has added this Jack Sawyer stunt up the middle to its repertoire and uses it nearly every week, trying to free him up for a shot at the quarterback.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Once that show — which required the actor to perform challenging underwater stunts and learn how to dive — was canceled, he was immediately offered a host of roles, including parts on Lassie and The Young Pioneers.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Erskine trained for several months to feel confident in the physicality of playing Jane and performing stunts.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
Without strong internal relationships, young professionals risk feeling isolated, stunting their growth and contribution to the organization.
—David Nour, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Since the Oregon game, Ohio State has added this Jack Sawyer stunt up the middle to its repertoire and uses it nearly every week, trying to free him up for a shot at the quarterback.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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The high-penetration cultural impact of The Mandalorian (Baby Yoda!!!) was a gravity-defying feat, catapulted even farther by being one of the first major shows to launch on the then brand-new Disney+ platform.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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And that's no mean feat coming from a beauty journalist that tests makeup for a living.Denise Primbet, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
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Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi previously announced plans to halt production for the Mirage, a compact hatchback, for the U.S. market late this year.Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The decision to halt the legislation — at least temporarily — was reached by top executive, legislative and judiciary bodies, Dabiri also said.Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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His beautiful, distant mother, played by the French-Argentinean actress Bérénice Bejo, treats these outbursts as insurrections to be suppressed.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Harry is doing his best to keep Dexter from killing people, though Dex acknowledges that slicing into cadavers and taking hunting trips aren’t really cutting it in terms of suppressing his urges.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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Of course, that doesn’t stop Jimmy from seeking out Wally (Kimberly Condict) — a woman who found a neighbor’s dog and decided to keep him — and forcing her to return Bandit to his rightful owner.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Dec. 2024
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That didn’t stop him from falling in love with the craft after his first glimpse of live magic on a cruise at age 13.Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Researchers came to those conclusions by examining an apnea-hypopnea index, or AHI, which records the number of times per hour a person’s breathing shows a restricted or completely blocked airway.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Naloxone works by pushing the fentanyl molecules off the brain’s opioid receptors and then blocking any further fentanyl from attaching to the receptors.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Yankees’ decision to go with Goldschmidt on a one-year contract is not without risk given his age and diminishing skills.Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The district is set to ask the Metro Council for use of $12 million surplus funds to partially offset the diminishing pandemic money.Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Put differently, the remaining eight are shrinking in real terms.Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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My family circle shrank more this year with the death of my sister-in-law Karen, mom to my sweet niece, who's at her home in California.Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Well, the guy who caught it is still on the team: Arian Smith, who has also struggled the most with drops.Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Your contribution will help UNICEF reach children caught in emergencies.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Stunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunt. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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