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Recent Examples of rabbit punch
Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
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Before your boss could match dance steps to the music, his opponent was already kicking him in the groin and throwing rabbit punches.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit punch
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All of which is to say that even though people change jobs all the time, especially in the PR biz, getting your hands on their internal documents, as is alleged here, is a serious body blow to a firm — at least from R&CPMK’s POV.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
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But in the long run, the team with the better talent can withstand a couple of body blows and bounce back, and that’s what Baltimore did.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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And the chemo knocks down the cancer for six months or so.Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jones kicker Kason Mullins knocks down a 46-yard field goal.Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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This revelation is a sucker punch, a damning indictment of an audience that has been rooting for Catherine's downfall.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
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The sucker punch came from a PSR cavity that left the club publicly sweating the balance sheet and measuring up their best players for market.The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
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Centrists accused the left of refusing to compromise.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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But the alternative for the Ukrainian brigades in this sector is surrendering what’s left of Toretsk to the Russians and falling back to the next nearest settlement.David Axe, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Just your traditional method of first creaming the butter and sugar, then adding in liquid ingredients followed by the dry ones.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Take over-the-counter (OTC) creams: Anti-itch lotions, such as calamine lotions, can help relieve itching and discomfort.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 27 Nov. 2024
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For more than 75 years, The Colony Hotel has been decking the palms.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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Louisville's top-notch craft breweries are putting on their Santa hats, decking their halls, and getting ready to pour you a seasonal drink (or two).Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
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The lobbyists on this list are some of the best in the business and have been go-to advocates during a year defined by unprecedented political events, legislative logjams, federal spending cut crusades and big rulemaking swings by the outgoing Biden administration.thehill.com, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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After scouring the market for potential deal opportunities, Gersh is ready to take a big swing.Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
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What does one wear in Las Vegas, i.e. the clubbing capital of the world?Willow Lindley, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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Projection model ranks contenders in wild NFC West Watch F1 while clubbing?New York Times, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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