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Recent Examples of dunk
To relieve the burning pain this causes, infected victims will often dunk their affected body parts into water—in some cases, the same ponds or lakes that other people drink from.
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Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2024
Guests are asked to dunk their elbows in cold water, walk barefoot on pebbles, and pick herbs in the designated garden which are then used to make dishes.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
Toyota’s ultimate goal is ambitious: to create a humanoid robot that can dunk like Michael Jordan.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
But doughnut dunking was a big thing for a long while.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2024
Guests are asked to dunk their elbows in cold water, walk barefoot on pebbles, and pick herbs in the designated garden which are then used to make dishes.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
Toyota’s ultimate goal is ambitious: to create a humanoid robot that can dunk like Michael Jordan.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
But doughnut dunking was a big thing for a long while.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
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But students with disabilities in Broward saw graduation rates dip 1.6 percent from the previous year.Jack Evans, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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On average the phone lasts about 10-11 hours for me outside before the battery dips below 10%.Ben Sin, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Walking through doorways sometimes required him to duck.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Reacher dives deep into an undercover ring by securing a job inside the operation though the stakes are high as he’s seen ducking from gunfire, explosions and no shortage of bad guys.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
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Actor Nick Pupo plays Yarrow in A Complete Unknown. Peter, Paul and Mary were immersed in the volatile politics of the 1960s.Newsweek, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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In another photo, the trio of ladies were immersed in conversation, as was Chalamet, and all four stars were smiling.Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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