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Recent Examples of punch-drunk Trending There are those who will appreciate the punch-drunk sensation that accompanies watching Megalopolis and its constantly shifting, ever-curious omnivorousness. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024 It’s better described as a series of springy volleys backward and forward through time—the movie ping-pongs between 2019 and 2006, with stops in between—that leave you feeling a little dizzy, even a bit punch-drunk. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024 The notion that anyone might make a beeline to turn this punch-drunk nonsense into a new Statham franchise seems unlikely. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024 What’s going on is that the movie is getting punch-drunk. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punch-drunk
Adjective
  • American Primeval’s second episode wastes no time, picking up mere moments after the end of the premiere, which left a dazed Jacob looking for his wife in the middle of a field filled with dead bodies.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Other tribes of music-heads danced through dawn on muddy hillsides, barely sleeping or eating through the driving rain, dazed but giddy to take part in a massive, improbable event.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Yes, Sam Darnold looked bewildered against Detroit in the regular season finale, and that conjures all sorts of lingering doubts.
    Jordan Brenner, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore brought different weapons to this cute fight: bobcat Kilgore and otter Brie, both seeming a little bewildered by the powder that surrounded them today.
    NBC News, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Those friends are now left angry, confused and with a stinging loss.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Many customers are confused about high-yield savings Confusion abounds.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Foreman tumbled downward in a dizzy, slow-motion-like crash, full-weight, a helpless giant, insensible.
    Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And now, filmmaker Gia Coppola has constructed a dreamy character piece around Anderson and her dizzy megawatt grin.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • It was also found that Texas is the eighth-worst state for distracted driving, per a study from Bader Law.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
  • State of play: In Iowa, there were 123 deaths and over 8,000 injuries caused by distracted driving from 2019 to 2023 — and this is likely underreported, according to a recent policy brief from the University of Iowa's Injury Prevention Research Center.
    Linh Ta, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Punch-drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punch-drunk. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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