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Recent Examples of lunge
Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
Dead lifts, lunges, planks, presses, pull-ups and push-ups require many muscles that elevate oxygen use and the release of hormones such as adrenaline that increase blood flow to muscles and boost overall heart rate — both key goals.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Momeni testified that Lee lunged at him with a knife, prompting Momeni to grab Lee’s arm and accidentally push the blade toward his chest.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Place your right foot on the step and your left knee on the ground so your legs are both forming 90-degree angles, as in a deep lunge.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
Dead lifts, lunges, planks, presses, pull-ups and push-ups require many muscles that elevate oxygen use and the release of hormones such as adrenaline that increase blood flow to muscles and boost overall heart rate — both key goals.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Love told Hirschberg, snatching Tarantino’s Oscar and lunging at the writer, apparently intending to bludgeon her until Tarantino intervened.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Momeni testified that Lee lunged at him with a knife, prompting Momeni to grab Lee’s arm and accidentally push the blade toward his chest.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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Udoka crossed paths with the conversation and lobbed a jab toward Curry, leading to a terse back-and-forth.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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One measure rejected by Republicans would have barred Pentagon officials from using commercial messaging apps to share war plans, a jab at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal controversy.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This gives her something even deeper to dive into: her family’s past and everything.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Then the other shoe drops, and the rest of Warfare is a head-first dive into the abyss as bullets rain, blood flows, and any respite feels increasingly out of reach.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mitchell is one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the world, and Silva is a well-rounded fighter who packs about as heavy a punch as anyone in the featherweight division.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, Sunday could come down to Strong, who has been the one-two punch with Bueckers the Huskies have needed to return to the national title game.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Over half of the uber-wealthy on Bloomberg’s index saw their fortunes plunge an average of 3.3 percent, with American billionaires really taking it on the chin.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
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Her investigation plunges her into the heart of a life-changing event, providing her with a front-row seat to the chaos and intrigue of a bloody political firestorm.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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