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Recent Examples of lunge
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The quarterback, Jalen Hurts, keeps the ball and lunges forward while other big players push him from behind.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
That spurs the humpbacks to lunge into the air to collect the small fish, creating the iconic imagery.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Therefore, be conscious about working into your work-outs more hamstring-active exercises like hamstring curls, lunges, glute bridges and deadlifts.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The quarterback, Jalen Hurts, keeps the ball and lunges forward while other big players push him from behind.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
The victim said that Frazier, who was allegedly heavily intoxicated, began verbally threatening physical harm and started to lunge with a knife, according to state police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
That spurs the humpbacks to lunge into the air to collect the small fish, creating the iconic imagery.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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With a cast of talented young actors, Corrigan uses the computer screen as a way to dive into the emotional tapestry of the players, as well as clearly detail their clever plan of how to break into online accounts, which involves just as much social psychology as coding.—
William Earl,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The entirety of Sinners may take place over the span of only 24 hours, but Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther) sure manages to pack a punch into that timeframe.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Netflix’s earnings beat for Q1 comes amid broader fears of a looming economic downturn that could deliver a punch to consumer spending and ad budgets.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For instance, during the 2022 inflation shock, Tesla stock plunged 73.6% compared to a 25.4% drop in the S&P 500.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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From 1804 to 1810, their incomes plunged by more than forty per cent.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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