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Recent Examples of sucker punch
Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Kennedy’s antics may sound like a punchline, but his campaign could be the sucker punch that decides the election.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
Hurricane Matthew sucker punched Lumberton, North Carolina, back in 2016.
—Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2024
Temperatures rose above 90 degrees Fahrenheit — a sucker punch to those sweltering in their homes, unable to turn on air conditioning as power outages stretched on for days.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 July 2024
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But Lauri Markkanen represented an opportunity for the Dubs to return to the mix in the Western Conference — a chance to pull out of the downward spiral that started when, in the aftermath of the surprise 2022 NBA title, Draymond Green sucker punched Jordan Poole in a preseason practice.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Kennedy’s antics may sound like a punchline, but his campaign could be the sucker punch that decides the election.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
Hurricane Matthew sucker punched Lumberton, North Carolina, back in 2016.
—Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2024
Temperatures rose above 90 degrees Fahrenheit — a sucker punch to those sweltering in their homes, unable to turn on air conditioning as power outages stretched on for days.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punch
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Even putting aside a death toll on both sides that could dwarf the war in Ukraine, a war in Taiwan would be a body blow to the global economy.Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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The strike is just the latest body blow for the company.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Rideshare apps are also offering to knock down costs for individuals looking for transportation to the polls.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Paisley’s family even joins in on the fun of baking cookies, mailing a letter, knocking down a snow castle, and more.Daniela Capistrano, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Last week, the band had to cancel shows in Chula Vista, CA and Phoenix, AZ after Cronin was felled by an undisclosed illness.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
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The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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This mount holds the physical controls and connectors specific to each earcup, including a power button and USB-C port on the left and a four-way mini-joystick on the right.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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And there’s this thing that often happens on the left when a Black person has views that aren’t doctrinaire or aren’t the views a white progressive thinks a Black person is supposed to have.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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The interiors are a paean to nautical good taste, decked with antique oil portraits, brass chandeliers, and white wainscotting.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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The dual-cockpit design aims for near mirror-image layouts for the driver and passenger—all hand assembled and lavishly decked with carbon fiber and stitched leather.Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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Of course, Putin’s version of such values means overt hostility to gays, women’s rights, and dark-skinned Russians.Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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The training set is the basis for everything, including to what degree the model infringes on the rights of IP holders and creators.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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White, black, brown, and cream all pair well with a muted green color.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
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Swift wore a Gucci GG net corset in navy blue and cream that retails for $1,650, and a black leather mini skirt paired with a Polo Ralph Lauren camel hair coat and a pair of black Louis Vuitton Roxy platform boots.Escher Walcott, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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Colorado’s 8th District, the state’s newest congressional district, was created during the 2021 redistricting process and designed to be an evenly split swing district.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Flashback: In 2018 Phillips flipped the one-time swing district from GOP control for the first time in decades.Torey Van Oot, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Sucker punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker%20punch. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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