as in body blow
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Recent Examples of sucker punch
Cyndy Etler, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
Having processed the sucker punch by Everton, his rhetoric was more positive.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Out on her break alone, Dana is suddenly sucker punched with a blow that knocks her to the ground.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Out of nowhere, Derrick Nix — Appling’s former high school teammate — sucker punched Green in the jaw.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Parents can avoid the sucker punch by understanding and embracing this fact: young adults are compelled to discover and achieve their own unique selves.
—Cyndy Etler, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
Having processed the sucker punch by Everton, his rhetoric was more positive.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Out on her break alone, Dana is suddenly sucker punched with a blow that knocks her to the ground.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Out of nowhere, Derrick Nix — Appling’s former high school teammate — sucker punched Green in the jaw.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punch
Noun
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The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of the nations’ long-simmering conflict.—
Jon Gambrell,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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For such a perfectionist, that must have been a body blow.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Verb
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This is expected to knock down tree limbs, blow around unsecured objects and do minor damage to outdoor items.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Rachel Banham knocked down three 3-pointers and finished with 12 points for the Sky.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Homes and green spaces have been swallowed up by the HS2 building work, and trees — some of them hundreds of years old — have been felled.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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Winds felled two large pine trees in her neighbors’ yards.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Drivers could simply raise their right hand to signal a move to the left.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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About all there is to Lyra is the bright star Vega, and a small parallelogram of much fainter stars just below and to the left of Vega.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
Verb
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The open cuts on the approaches to the Lincoln Tunnel Expressway and Dyer Ave. will be decked over, creating 3.5 acres of new public green space in place in the current polluting eyesores that divide the area.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
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Hadid then experimented with different aesthetics over the next few years, including decking herself in sequins from head to toe for her extravagant Michael Kors Collection ensemble in 2019, which came complete with a silver jumpsuit, cape, boots and a headpiece.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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One where healing, safety, and prosperity are not luxuries, but rights.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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All retained their titles of prince and princess, but these titles will become personal and any future spouses or children will not have a right to them.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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To dive deeper: start with always-easy-to-crunch lumpia or, even better, laing, taro leaves creamed in coconut milk with seasonings like garlic, ginger and shrimp paste.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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In Las Vegas, a city known for its late-night prime rib buffets, David Chang’s Majordomo offers smoked prime rib carved tableside and served with pommes puree and creamed spinach.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Teach children to recognize coyotes and to go inside the house (do not run) or climb up on a swing or deck and yell if they are approached.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Willits, from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School, is a switch-hitter who is expected to develop a power swing.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Sucker punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker%20punch. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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