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Recent Examples of lunge
Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Distance-Increasing Signals: Behaviors such as lip licking, turning away, or stiffening, escalating to growling or lunging if ignored.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
First up is a reverse lunge, a stellar single-leg exercise that’ll especially ignite your quads, while also firing up your glutes and hammies.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 July 2025
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Noun
The senator then lunged at the gunman and was shot nine times.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Distance-Increasing Signals: Behaviors such as lip licking, turning away, or stiffening, escalating to growling or lunging if ignored.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Verb
The doll’s lunge is a firecracker in the Dream Bean dark.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
First up is a reverse lunge, a stellar single-leg exercise that’ll especially ignite your quads, while also firing up your glutes and hammies.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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The premiere takes several jabs at Trump, whose character is shown literally getting into bed unclothed with Satan.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 July 2025
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Despite her jabs, Abovian acknowledged the diner’s popularity.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Iger’s new plan was to focus on sequels and established franchises rather than diving into new content, and Phase 6 of the MCU is doing just that.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Rafaela then made a leaping dive to the bag, and while Dodgers pinch runner Hyeseong Kim was initially ruled safe, the call was overturned after replay confirmed Rafaela’s glove beat Kim’s hand, giving the Red Sox an inning-ending double play.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
27 July 2025
Noun
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Laws adds that this space is right off the white-wallpapered living room, so walking into it brings an unexpected visual punch.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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My partner called out numbers on the spot, with each number representing a punch.—
Elise Devlin,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The yield on the two-year Treasury, which is more sensitive to Fed rates, plunged almost 27 basis points.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Tip: Don't plunge too hard, as that can create large air bubbles, which will make the milk taste grainy.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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