punt 1 of 2

noun

Definition of puntnext
as in pontoon

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punt

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verb

as in to pole

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Recent Examples of punt
Noun
Denver has finished ninth and fourth in special teams DVOA the last two seasons, respectively, with return specialist Marvin Mims making first-team All-Pro in 2024 as a punt returner. — Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025 The Titans fired Aukerman in December 2023 after a nightmarish game in which Tennessee had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown, then had another punt result in a fumble. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
Scalise also raised concerns about the Senate’s evolving approach, which could punt tax reform to a second attempt to overhaul the budget late this year. — John Parkinson, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025 The press conference came as Republican lawmakers scramble to find a solution to internal division over the Trump’s administration’s tax and budget cut proposals after they were forced to punt a key vote this week — and as the Senate inches closer to moving ahead with its alternative plan. — The Hill Staff, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for punt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punt
  1. pontoon
  2. pole
  3. gig
  4. canoe
  5. dink
  6. raft
  7. kayak
  8. dinghy
Noun
  • Just for a minute, my husband and I agree, because the weather is beautiful, because my son does look like my father, because the pontoon is big and fancy and the baby has never been on a boat before.
    — Julie Buntin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • On Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told Morning Edition that he's been traveling across the state on a pontoon boat, mourning with the families of recently deceased residents and helping those who were displaced.
    — Destinee Adams, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of pontoon
Verb
  • Four full-sky surveys are planned over two years, as the telescope circles the globe from pole to pole 400 miles up.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
  • First, an explanation of the underlying poling data, which Franklin pulled together for this story.
    — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pole
Noun
  • The studio has been barely making ends meet as of late and is searching for clients and freelance gigs to keep itself afloat.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2025
  • New research analyzing nearly... Post Buy Copies Online labor market platforms like Fiverr, Handy, Uber, and Upwork have grown significantly since the late 1990s, radically transforming the economy and the management practices used to support gig work.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of gig
Verb
  • With offerings like canoeing on the pond and a toy train that runs around the gardens, this is one of the better châteaux to visit with kids.
    — Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Ice canoeing is a thrilling winter activity unique to the province, combining canoeing with the challenges of frozen rivers and icy terrain.
    — Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • But this year the offense became a dink and dunk unit, getting the ball out the quarterback’s hand quickly.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
  • As for Dinko — which was named after one of the most important shots in pickleball, the dink — the idea for the complex was the brainchild of Maria Sarmiento, 55, and Alonso, 48.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of dink
Noun
  • Under Trump's flip-flopping raft of tariffs, Washington placed a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy, the major supplier to U.S. states hugging the northern border.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Signs for how Beijing plans to address these challenges will also be closely watched, after a raft of policy adjustments since last summer were seen as falling short.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of raft
Noun
  • A week after Hurricane Milton sent a storm surge over Englewood in October, the animal was tangled in a crab trap that had gotten dislodged not far from the boat launch where Ms. Killian kept the kayaks and paddleboards for her business, SUP Englewood.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, embrace the unknown and unfamiliar—travel between towns and settlements is mostly by boats, planes, helicopters, kayaks, and dog sleds, as there are no roads outside urban areas.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of kayak
Noun
  • Domingo Trujillo, captain of the agency's rescue vessel, told broadcaster TVE that rescuers had been aware that a pregnant woman was on the dinghy.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In 1972, Scottish sailor Dougal Robertson and his family survived for 38 days at sea in a small dinghy after killer whales sunk their schooner near the Galapagos Islands.
    — Outside Online, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of dinghy

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