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Recent Examples of lunge
Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
There are just seven: Push (like with a chest press), pull (a row), hinge (a Romanian deadlift), squat (a goblet squat), single-leg (a reverse lunge), rotate (a wood-chop), and core stability (a plank).
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 7 Jan. 2025
Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
One resident, instead of celebrating, lunged to shut off his HVAC system.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Isometric Hold at two-second pause at the bottom of the lunge, keeping your back leg hovering just above the ground.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
There are just seven: Push (like with a chest press), pull (a row), hinge (a Romanian deadlift), squat (a goblet squat), single-leg (a reverse lunge), rotate (a wood-chop), and core stability (a plank).
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
After eight games of the sort of tennis the world has come to expect from these two stars, Djokovic sprinted to a drop shot and lunged to get the ball back, coming up just short.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
One resident, instead of celebrating, lunged to shut off his HVAC system.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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The show faces a stiffer narrative turn later on, when Hope’s revolution takes hold and Urinetown starts taking jabs at the new guard as well as the old.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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That might not be too far off, with scientists at the University of Florida making inroads into developing a vaccine for Salmonella infection, and at the same time Moderna is at Phase 3 trial stage with its jab for norovirus.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Instead of diving into his infamous diss track just yet, Lamar pivoted, bringing out SZA, who stunned in an all-red ensemble.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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After diving into other categories including beauty, Combs’ retail business was $525 million in 2016.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Whether customers are shopping for home essentials or the latest tech gadgets, Walmart’s sale packs a savings punch.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
17 Feb. 2025
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This petite pick packs a springtime punch with its dense collection of yellow, red, and purple tulips.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Threat level: The Arctic air is likely to send temperatures plunging to 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit below average for mid-February across the Upper Midwest and Plains states, with the cold barreling south and east through the end of the week.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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This comes as the stock has had a rough past year, plunging more than 32% over the past 12 months.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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