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Recent Examples of punching bag
Netflix has been a favourite punching bag for many in the French industry who blame declining box office on the rise of online viewing.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022
Maybe my knee-jerk reaction just proved a key Harry & Meghan point: The Duchess of Sussex makes for an easy punching bag.
—Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
This 205-pound heavyweight punching bag is a #1 best-seller on Amazon.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
Despite all the positive talk from Rodgers, Green Bay is a shell of itself and nothing will illustrate that more than a road loss to its longtime punching bag.
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022
Maybe my knee-jerk reaction just proved a key Harry & Meghan point: The Duchess of Sussex makes for an easy punching bag.
—Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
This 205-pound heavyweight punching bag is a #1 best-seller on Amazon.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
Despite all the positive talk from Rodgers, Green Bay is a shell of itself and nothing will illustrate that more than a road loss to its longtime punching bag.
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punching bag
Noun
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The loser of the 7-8 game then hosts the winner of the 9-10 game with that winner earning the eighth seed.—
Dan Loumena,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The loser of that game will play the Sacramento-Dallas winner on Friday to advance to play Oklahoma City in the playoffs.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The 15th hole at Augusta National can be the place of heroes and flops.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Who in the administration knew about Trump's latest tariff flip flop ahead of time?—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cinema Saviours After years of the washout of the Covid years, the appearance of Oppenheimer and Barbie, appearing in cinemas at the same time gave us the much talked about ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon, with many people choosing to see both films on the same day.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In fairness, Grier and McDaniel haven’t wasted much money on big-ticket washouts.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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To me, that’s something that’s in your character to be a quitter.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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And Braverman wasn’t a quitter, in fact, quite the opposite.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Punching bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punching%20bag. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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