punch in
verb
punched in; punching in; punches in
: to record the time of one's arrival or beginning work by punching a time clock
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David Montgomery punched in a touchdown from three yards out to cut into the Texans’ lead.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Working not in the ring but on the rink, the Minnesota Wild had rarely been punched in the face for the season’s initial two weeks, scoring first in all of their first six games.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
The boy had been punched in the head three times by a larger player, according to video of the incident.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Like other Diablo games, Hades would support cooperative multiplayer, but in the Arkham games, groups of thugs would circle around the Dark Knight, comic-book style, waiting to be punched in the face.
—Jason Schreier, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Working not in the ring but on the rink, the Minnesota Wild had rarely been punched in the face for the season’s initial two weeks, scoring first in all of their first six games.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
The boy had been punched in the head three times by a larger player, according to video of the incident.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Like other Diablo games, Hades would support cooperative multiplayer, but in the Arkham games, groups of thugs would circle around the Dark Knight, comic-book style, waiting to be punched in the face.
—Jason Schreier, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Punch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20in. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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