as in to stroke
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Recent Examples of bunt
After drilling the Rockies’ Todd Helton in a 2009 game at Coors Field, the pitcher bunted in his next at-bat.
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Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
In the field, the Yankees also could try to stress Freeman in a way the Padres and New York Mets didn’t, by bunting to him and forcing him to be more involved defensively.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Believe it, somebody in modern baseball actually bunted their way on base.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
With runners at the corners, Allen bunted into a forceout that scored Cameron for a 4-2 lead.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
In the field, the Yankees also could try to stress Freeman in a way the Padres and New York Mets didn’t, by bunting to him and forcing him to be more involved defensively.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Believe it, somebody in modern baseball actually bunted their way on base.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
With runners at the corners, Allen bunted into a forceout that scored Cameron for a 4-2 lead.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunt
Verb
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The sleeve was also successfully used to deliver a virtual stroking sensation, by sequentially activating the pouches one after another.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2024
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The father pointed to the sky, stroked his head, and seemed to explain something to him.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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The Lions, simply battered by health issues on defense, are just the second 15-win team to not win a single playoff game in the Super Bowl era.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Tekashi attempted to ward the men off but was eventually stomped out and left in the facility battered and bloodied.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The renowned Japanese designer Akira Minagawa has been tapped as the curator of the first Finnish Glass Biennale.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
30 Jan. 2025
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Longtime Musk ally David Sacks was tapped by Trump to the be the White House AI and crypto czar.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,Ari Levy,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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As Wolves defender Matt Doherty looked to counterattack, Lewis-Skelly flicked out his foot and tripped his opponent near the edge of the Wolves penalty area, a type of challenge typically shown a yellow card.—
Matias Grez,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Late Friday afternoon, the lights suddenly flicked on, as power returned to a section of Altadena for the first time in 10 days.—
Jack Healy,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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So far, the fire was not pushing its way up toward us.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The effect can potentially push the person into sending money or following demands from the scammers.—
Matt Burgess,
WIRED,
27 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles County Fire Department bulldozer No. 5 pulled in and started shoving the vehicles aside to clear the road for firetrucks.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Fall of Diddy includes a snippet of harrowing footage from March 5, 2016, that CNN released, where Combs is seen attacking Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, kicking and shoving her, then dragging her by her sweatshirt before throwing an object at her.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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During his meeting with L.A. officials, Trump criticized California’s wildfire response, jabbing at Democrats and blaming the massive infernos that have destroyed swaths of the state in recent years on a lack of forest management and water mismanagement.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Before putting the pruning shears in, Charles slightly jabbed them towards Stewart, and the musician pretended to flinch, causing both of them to laugh.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The move was championed by Johnson, whose mayoral run focused on education reform, and the CTU, which has butted heads with mayors in the past.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The new season will see Ian Grimm (Rob McElhenney) and Poppy (Charlotte Nicdao) continue to butt heads with each other and others.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunt. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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