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Recent Examples of sucker punch
Verb
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 See all Example Sentences for sucker punch 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punch
Noun
  • The Clippers took body blows from the Mavericks with Leonard, and fell into a series hole.
    Law Murray, The Athletic, 28 Apr. 2024
  • 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
Verb
  • Rideshare apps are also offering to knock down costs for individuals looking for transportation to the polls.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Verb
  • There, along the North Platte River in what is now Wyoming, the animal was felled by the arrow of a warrior named High Forehead, who may have been hungry.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The story claimed that two loggers felled a hollow tree and were shocked to find a body inside.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • White, black, brown, and cream all pair well with a muted green color.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 25 Nov. 2024.

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