as in body blow
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as in to knock down
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Recent Examples of sucker punch
Cyndy Etler, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
Having processed the sucker punch by Everton, his rhetoric was more positive.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Out on her break alone, Dana is suddenly sucker punched with a blow that knocks her to the ground.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Out of nowhere, Derrick Nix — Appling’s former high school teammate — sucker punched Green in the jaw.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Parents can avoid the sucker punch by understanding and embracing this fact: young adults are compelled to discover and achieve their own unique selves.
—Cyndy Etler, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
Having processed the sucker punch by Everton, his rhetoric was more positive.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Out on her break alone, Dana is suddenly sucker punched with a blow that knocks her to the ground.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Out of nowhere, Derrick Nix — Appling’s former high school teammate — sucker punched Green in the jaw.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punch
Noun
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The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of the nations’ long-simmering conflict.—
Jon Gambrell,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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For such a perfectionist, that must have been a body blow.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Verb
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This is expected to knock down tree limbs, blow around unsecured objects and do minor damage to outdoor items.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Spray them off with the water hose, and consider using a preventive spray of neem or insecticidal soap to knock down any hitchhikers, says Khan.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Homes and green spaces have been swallowed up by the HS2 building work, and trees — some of them hundreds of years old — have been felled.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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Winds felled two large pine trees in her neighbors’ yards.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Two young pitchers should be enough to acquire what’s left of Ozuna’s $16 million contract.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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It is reviled on the left for hurting poor people and reviled on the far-right for not going far enough to cut spending.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
Verb
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The open cuts on the approaches to the Lincoln Tunnel Expressway and Dyer Ave. will be decked over, creating 3.5 acres of new public green space in place in the current polluting eyesores that divide the area.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
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Hadid then experimented with different aesthetics over the next few years, including decking herself in sequins from head to toe for her extravagant Michael Kors Collection ensemble in 2019, which came complete with a silver jumpsuit, cape, boots and a headpiece.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said the rights office was not able to attribute responsibility for the killings.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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But advocates for migrants, LGBTQ+ rights activists and others were left shaking their heads and vowing to find other ways to keep fighting on issues that went against them.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
Verb
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The new, collective kits will be introduced in the fall and come in blue and cream with gold hardware.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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There's no flour, no creaming butter, nothing fancy.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Willits, from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School, is a switch-hitter who is expected to develop a power swing.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Teach children to recognize coyotes and to go inside the house (do not run) or climb up on a swing or deck and yell if they are approached.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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“Sucker punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker%20punch. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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