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Recent Examples of lunge
Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
The state senator lunged at the gunman and was shot nine times.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Distance makes a difference when judging whether a lunge is a threat.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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Noun
The woman continued to lunge forward, and officers continued to give verbal commands in an attempt to deescalate the situation and exit the house, the commissioner said.
—Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
The state senator lunged at the gunman and was shot nine times.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Verb
Roldan was wise to it, leaning in for a lunge of a diving header, with the ball bouncing through the slew of bodies still loitering after the free kick, tucking it into the net.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Distance makes a difference when judging whether a lunge is a threat.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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Round one was mellow, with both fighters appearing to get a feel of one another in the ring with some quick jabs and feet.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Minaj then followed up with another post taking jabs at both JAY-Z and Megan Thee Stallion.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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But yeah, just getting to dive deeper and learn more about each other’s upbringing and that sort of thing.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
15 July 2025
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Rogers did get some extra work in, though, delighting his AL teammates by attempting to dive to field an infield hit. 7.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Lewis enters Saturday night with a 2-1 record over his last three fights, most recently having defeated Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO (punches).—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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This recipe gives a tropical punch to the buttery classic.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
Verb
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That sent the stock of America’s biggest credit score company plunging Tuesday.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged as much as 447 points (down 1%), the S&P 500 shed 0.8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.9% by midday trading.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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