bunted

past tense of bunt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunted
Verb
  • Older Americans — who’ve worked hard all our lives — shouldn’t be pushed out onto the streets, forced to go without sufficient food or health care due to unfortunate circumstances.
    Sherlea Dony, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pope Francis also pushed Biden, who is Catholic and spoke to the pontiff last week, to prevent the executions.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Given his lower cross volume, last season’s most common crossing pass cluster has been bumped down the list, with Liverpool’s No 66 more likely to engage in sideways or backwards passes as part of his distribution diet.
    Mark Carey, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • After the Detroit Pistons got a bucket in the third quarter, Paul Reed bumped into Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Minnesota kicked a field goal on the ensuing drive to take a 17-7 lead.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Equally by that time, the women’s game generally will surely have kicked on again.
    Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Batteries die, pumps get clogged, and wires get jostled loose during wavy boat rides.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Security members on both sides jostled with one another, and Danis was disqualified.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • After all, a double-digit yield isn’t much good if it is soon chopped to single digits.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • In the intervening decades, though, the surviving members have seen their statement get chopped and screwed into morsels, divorced from its context.
    Jazmine Hughes, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Bunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunted. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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