as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
feeling a little punchy after being up half the night with a crying baby
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Recent Examples of punchy
All ages, body types, genders, and ethnicities are embraced visually–their confidence is punchy and is exuded in unique form in the campaign.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Oct. 2024
The Instax Wide Monochrome film is similarly punchy, and neither gets close to the exposure latitude provided by negative film or a digital sensor.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
While Denim includes trompe l’oeil in flocked mesh and burnout velvet treatments in punchy hues.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Oct. 2024
Make sure to complete the look with a punchy red blush and subtle faux-freckles.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Oct. 2024
The Instax Wide Monochrome film is similarly punchy, and neither gets close to the exposure latitude provided by negative film or a digital sensor.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
While Denim includes trompe l’oeil in flocked mesh and burnout velvet treatments in punchy hues.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Oct. 2024
Make sure to complete the look with a punchy red blush and subtle faux-freckles.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punchy
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One morning, the narrator wakes up late to see that a strangely dazed Yeong-hye has disposed of all their meat—pork belly, shabu-shabu beef, dumplings, eel.Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
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Tyson seems dazed and distracted, preoccupied with the sight of blood on his sleeve; Bodhi threatens to dissolve his partnership with Dwight and quit the business entirely.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Though a human would probably be able to figure out how to escape from a random room, even a highly mobile robot would get confused and waste time looking for doors in nonsensical places like the floors and ceiling.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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The conversation left her confused and gutted — with dozens of questions that could take more than a year to resolve.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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In May, police officers in the town of Lufkin, Texas responded to a bewildered call about a pair of kangaroos that were on the loose.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Countless volunteers are the proud owners of pink foam fingers, acting as traffic conductors for bewildered spectators.Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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Critics say that drivers who assume their Tesla can operate safely and with total autonomy tend to become complacent or distracted — and then fail to take manual control when necessary.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rawlinson is famously competitive with Tesla chief Elon Musk, recently tweaking his former boss for becoming distracted and letting Lucid seize the mantle of most advanced and innovative EVs.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2024
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What perfect table setting for a famous comedian, just a few days later, to serve up anachronistic jokes on live TV aimed at dizzy broads and their hooters.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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My pulse kept racing; my mouth went dry and prickly; dizzy spells came on.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Punchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punchy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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