as in body blow
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Recent Examples of rabbit punch
Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
Noun
Before your boss could match dance steps to the music, his opponent was already kicking him in the groin and throwing rabbit punches.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit punch
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And losing a place where people can hear or perform live music is a body blow to the vibrancy everyone seems to want downtown.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
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All of which meant that when economists gathered in San Francisco this month for the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, there was a sense that their famous confidence — critics would say arrogance — had been, if not shattered, certainly dealt a body blow.—
Ben Casselman,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The new test, which can detect both raw and cooked species, knocked down a typically five-day process to as little as two hours, according to Florida State University.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Precious Achiuwa and Miles McBride each chipped in 14 points, Cameron Payne added 11, and Landry Shamet knocked down two key threes.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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This looked like a team that had just absorbed quite a sucker punch.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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That elicited a response from Miller, who jumped Marchand to defend Hughes, only to eat a few gloved sucker punches after Marchand somehow extricated himself from the pile.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
15 Dec. 2024
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On the left, many are discouraged that a mass movement and constitutional process that seemed to promise historic changes has all but fizzled out.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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On the left, there’s a distrust, even among Americans, of American power wielded abroad that goes back decades via the Iraq war to the Vietnam War.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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Zinc oxide is a key ingredient in most infant diaper creams so its ultra gentle.—
Bea McMonagle,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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To make the cake, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, salt, and lime zest until light and fluffy.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Burleigh at Kennebunkport Inn becomes the Tinsel Bar, decked from floor to ceiling with Christmas ornaments, lights, and garlands.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2024
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Notably, people flock to the estate during the holidays as its halls are decked for Christmas, including with a 35-ft.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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In the new study, for example, participants focused on general moves for their kettlebell training routine: deadlifts, shoulder presses, bent-over rows, squats, and swings.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Health,
28 Jan. 2025
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December was the only month same-store sales fell during the quarter, but Black Box attributed the swing to the calendar shift caused by a late Thanksgiving.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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Fox told The Sacramento Bee the injury occurred when he was clubbed on the hand by Nuggets center Nikola Jokic.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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But over the last few years, she’s fallen into a rut of overly broad performances that nonetheless seem to attract the kinds of awards voters who like to be clubbed over the head with capital-P Performing.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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