sucker punches 1 of 2

noun

Definition of sucker punchesnext
plural of sucker punch
as in body blows

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sucker punches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sucker punch
as in knocks down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punches
  1. slashes
  2. pushes
  3. stabs
  4. switches
Verb
  • If one part of the country hunkers down and slashes spending at the mall or on vacations, that would hurt businesses and lead to layoffs.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • One is if stronger sanctions pressure on Iran slashes its exports.
    Ben Geman, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of slashes
Verb
  • Maggie pushes Alice into Nick's moving car, but even that doesn't do the trick of getting rid of her.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This pushes new programmers to develop skills beyond basic programming.
    R. Paul Singh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of pushes
Verb
  • Ji-oh stabs Taesang through the heart with a fencing sword.
    Kayti Burt, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, the inmate who stabs him to death used the blade to cut a Glasgow smile onto his face.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of stabs
Verb
  • As the vehicle's battery depletes, the car's technology automatically switches it into Sport mode where the car runs as a hybrid.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Once the phone switches over, the rogue network receives its traffic.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of switches
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