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Recent Examples of punching bag
The robotic punching bag recognizes and escapes your strikes, swelling both strength and velocity of your punches.
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2023
True to his name, Rocky took up boxing at a young age, with Gellar proudly posting photos of him gloved-up at the punching bag in 2016.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
Practice your strike and aim reflexes with this standing punching bag.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
Social media, often a punching bag here, took more hits this year.
—Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2023
True to his name, Rocky took up boxing at a young age, with Gellar proudly posting photos of him gloved-up at the punching bag in 2016.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
Practice your strike and aim reflexes with this standing punching bag.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
Social media, often a punching bag here, took more hits this year.
—Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punching bag
Noun
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Monthly winners and losers: This brings us to our February winners and losers.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Health care reform always creates winners and losers.—
Caitlin Owens,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Heavily linked with a move away from the club to the Premier League or Saudi Arabia last summer while called a flop by many, Raphinha got his head down and worked hard to impress new head coach Hansi Flick.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Coach Women's Florence Slide Sandal $125 $105 at Amazon When most of their summer days are spent wearing slides, the Coach Florence Sandal upgrades your teen’s flip flops.—
Cheryl Fenton,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hotels have had a strong recovery since the washout year of 2021.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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An east wind will maintain a higher risk of rip currents along the coast, but overall, the holiday period will not see a washout.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Perhaps predictably, loud quitters can suffer consequences too.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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Imagine how much value creation is left on the table when summing the contributions from so many uninspiring efforts. Combating a Quitters' Day Culture Undoubtedly, leaders strongly influence whether a quitter's day culture emerges.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Punching bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punching%20bag. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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