as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
performs mental stunts, such as pronouncing words backwards as soon as you say them
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as in to halt
to hold back the normal growth of
unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree
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Recent Examples of stunt
Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
But that’s the end of my concurrence with this cosmetic and ridiculous stunt of showmanship.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hell, king streamer Netflix even embraced it to stunt Kpop Demon Hunters to a $19M two-day opening.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The ensembles are not athleisure or business casual looks; these are stunts — all leather suits, Louis Vuitton T-shirts and dresses slit up the thighs.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
But that’s the end of my concurrence with this cosmetic and ridiculous stunt of showmanship.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Intense public pressure can stunt children’s emotional growth.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hell, king streamer Netflix even embraced it to stunt Kpop Demon Hunters to a $19M two-day opening.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunt
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The airline’s nonstop flight between Singapore Changi and New York JFK covers a distance of 15,349 kilometers (9,537 miles) over more than 18 hours, a feat of enduranceCNN’s Richard Quest attempted in October 2018.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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That is quite the feat considering the Packers have faced the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders to start the season, two teams led by Pro Bowl quarterbacks that made the postseason in 2024.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The House spending bill would use that power as a cudgel, halting congressional approval of FASB’s budget (see page 108) until the accounting agency repeals its new disclosure rules.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy also has halted nearly $500 million in mRNA projects.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The upconversion process also suppressed noise, which made the setup effective even under very dim light.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Critics of the visas, including many American technology workers, argue companies use H-1B visa workers to suppress wages and pass over Americans for jobs.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The defense for Texas has held up its end of the bargain, stopping the run well, allowing one of the lowest rushing yard totals per game in the country.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Central finally stopped the bleeding late in the half on a TD pass from Smith to Jeremiah Mateo Mora.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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But the program ground to a halt when Germany blocked the export of the engines, citing a European Union arms embargo on China introduced after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kelly says the government is blocked from deporting these children while the case continues.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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But with Burrow now looking likely to miss the majority of the regular season, those chances look severely diminished.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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One potential problem with this set-up is that the SCORE Act diminishes the role of state law in subject areas traditionally governed by states.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The window to restructure human systems to operate within planetary boundaries is shrinking.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Steadily, climate modelers shrank the grid boxes and incorporated more complex effects, such as those of atmospheric dust.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was killed in Utah on Wednesday and the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was caught after his father turned him in to authorities on Friday.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Use any type of soft plastic lures to catch black bass.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Stunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunt. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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