sucker punched

verb

Definition of sucker punchednext
past tense of sucker punch
as in knocked down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punched
  1. pushed
  2. stabbed
  3. dumped
  4. kicked
  5. slashed
  6. bumped
  7. felled
  8. whipped
Verb
  • Multiple union locals representing Hollywood’s below-the-line workers have pushed for overall minimum staffing requirements but have gotten little traction.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Increasing attention to missing persons cases was a key reason Bradford pushed for the establishment of the Ebony Alert system.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • She had been beaten, raped and stabbed.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One individual then took out a knife and stabbed him in the chest and an 18-year-old in the arm.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • And now you got dumped by Molly, getting sued by DAZN and still can't call a shot without your dad GTFOH.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The gray backpack linked to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which authorities found dumped in Central Park, has reportedly yielded a jacket, and some Monopoly money, but no gun.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • Police said the suspects punched and kicked the 17-year-old male following a verbal dispute.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Magana pounced on the loose ball at the 22 and, four plays later, Isaac Magana kicked a 32-yard field goal to put the home team ahead 17-6.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • The company slashed about 21,000 jobs and rebuilt its advertising systems with the help of new advancements in artificial intelligence.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Similarly, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has slashed funding for DEI and made great strides in promoting academic freedom.
    The Editors, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • During that mission, a sacrificial spacecraft bumped the asteroid Dimorphos from its original orbit as a demonstration of one of humankind’s plans to deal with impending cosmic missiles.
    Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Two other astronauts were bumped to make room and to keep to a six-month schedule for crew rotations.
    Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of felled
Verb
  • The Franklin Fire ignited Monday night after days of extremely dangerous fire conditions when Santa Ana winds whipped across the region.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Before turning back, many of them whipped out their phones to snap a photo of the divers.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
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