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Recent Examples of bunt
Roger Clemens first came off the bench for the Astros (to bunt as a pinch hitter) and then out of the bullpen (for the first time in 21 years) to toss the final three scoreless innings for Houston.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Got the sign, good pitch to bunt, just missed under it.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2025
Last season, Callihan injured his finger trying to bunt off a left-handed pitcher.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Peers double-faulted for *2-1 to the Americans, before Ram double-faulted right back for 2-2, and a miscommunication on positioning left a huge gap through the middle that the Australians exploited, before Krajicek bunted a return long to go *4-2 down at the changeover.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Got the sign, good pitch to bunt, just missed under it.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2025
Last season, Callihan injured his finger trying to bunt off a left-handed pitcher.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Peers double-faulted for *2-1 to the Americans, before Ram double-faulted right back for 2-2, and a miscommunication on positioning left a huge gap through the middle that the Australians exploited, before Krajicek bunted a return long to go *4-2 down at the changeover.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunt
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Facing two strikes, Ramírez stroked a single off reliever Jared Koenig into left field, bringing home two runs.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
6 July 2025
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In central Gaza, a boy stroked the face of his dead sister, 6-year-old Heba Abu Etiwi, in a morgue at Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Floodwaters in the area had swept through and battered several youth camps on the river banks — including Camp Mystic, the summer camp where they were headed.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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The company took over operations at the 44-story art deco skyscraper in 2023 after the previous owner, battered by the post-pandemic office market, surrendered control in late 2022 to its lender Apollo Global Management.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The perfumes and hand creams are manufactured in the United States, tapping into some of the relationships Christina built in the industry.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Clipse tapped Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Stove God Cooks, and more for their lyrical exhibition.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
15 July 2025
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Your words were steady, steeped in the old stories, but my eyes flicked to the window, unafraid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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Superman is more conventional than Gunn’s Guardians flicks, or even his DC outings The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, yet he’s carried over the unhinged, off-kilter fun of those films.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
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Why some tattoo artists push back against AI tattoo machines Of course, not everyone is excited about this change.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The change, which was approved by commissioners and signed into law by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, pushes the upcoming November 2025 general election to November 2026.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The order, issued July 10, follows evidence of over 35 incidents in which reporters were allegedly shoved, tear-gassed, shot with rubber bullets, or arrested while documenting protests in downtown Los Angeles throughout June.—
Amanda Castro
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Over a century and a half after he was fooled and shoved into an airlock in the season-two finale, Day is not absolutely done with everything.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Former Major League Baseball (MLB) starter Trevor Bauer took Pete Rose’s reinstatement as another avenue to jab the league.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
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Nearly 150 people were jabbed with syringes during a street music festival in France, the country’s interior ministry said, adding that authorities had arrested at least 12 suspects.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
24 June 2025
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Like any person, the push-pull of Margarita’s wants and needs are constantly butting up against each other.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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The two players would butt heads in everything, Paul says, from drills to one-on-one shooting games as the gym would start emptying out.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
5 June 2025
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunt. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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