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Recent Examples of lunge
Laura Bradley, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Your training routine should include a variety of compound movements, like lunges, Bulgarian split squats, leg presses, pull-downs, upright rows, and push-ups.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
An alligator that has been frequently hand-fed will often lunge at an outstretched hand.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Noun
Everyone’s yelling, and while Simone tries and fails to talk Jenna down, Lucas lunges at the frantic mother with a scalpel.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Your training routine should include a variety of compound movements, like lunges, Bulgarian split squats, leg presses, pull-downs, upright rows, and push-ups.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Verb
Alcaraz lunged for it and somehow made the volley as his racket flew out of his hand.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
An alligator that has been frequently hand-fed will often lunge at an outstretched hand.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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Two bulls, each weighing over 1,300 pounds, ram heads and jab horns as their muscles ripple under velvety coats.—
Chang W. Lee,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Musk then made a jab over Trump’s former relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Read on to dive into the wild ending of the six-episode limited series, including the answers to who killed Bronte and Gabriel, and whether the killer was finally brought to justice.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The two then dived into political issues, chatting about crime, the subway and homeless people.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The punch of the stereotype derives from its resemblance to God’s honest truth.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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How to Add Sardines and Anchovies to Your Diet Whether fresh or tinned, anchovies and sardines are both versatile fish that pack a punch of flavor.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
Verb
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But at the turn of the millennium, enrollment plunged as Chicago closed a massive public housing complex nearby and a growing number of Black families left the city.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
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Online traffic from Canadian buyers, Realtor.com reported, plunged by 40.7 percent to 34.7 percent from the last quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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