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Recent Examples of bunt
Trea Turner squared around twice to bunt to lead off the game, giving Yamamoto an easy first out.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
After Nick Castellanos doubled in the bottom of the ninth, Thomson made the decision to have Bryson Stott bunt in an effort to get Castellanos to third with only one out.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Players who don’t faint at the sight of runners on second and third and never quite learned how to bunt.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2025
So far he’s attempted to bunt for hits only twice.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
After Nick Castellanos doubled in the bottom of the ninth, Thomson made the decision to have Bryson Stott bunt in an effort to get Castellanos to third with only one out.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Players who don’t faint at the sight of runners on second and third and never quite learned how to bunt.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2025
So far he’s attempted to bunt for hits only twice.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunt
Verb
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In her first varsity at-bat the next day against Lincoln-Way Central, Krauchun stroked a single up the middle.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Ferrer then went back to the sinker, placed the 98 mph pitch on the outside edge of the plate and Merrill stroked it to left, clearing the bases for a walk-off win in front the remnants of a sellout crowd of 46,095.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Same with Disney, Comcast; a lot of these companies are getting battered.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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In six weeks, Iran was bloodied and battered into submission.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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On the 265th pitch of their April 17 game, when the Baltimore Orioles needed some late-inning fortune, Leody Taveras tapped his helmet.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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These days, some innovative school districts and nonprofit groups are trying to help students labeled EBD by tapping Medicaid money for therapy and family support, providing what are called wraparound services to get students with EBD back into mainstream classes.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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Down 2-1 in the 11th minute of stoppage time, Pinnock’s pass was flicked on by Sowunmi at the near-post and nodded down by striker Marcus Dinanga for 18-year-old George Evans to score.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The game was heading for a penalty shootout when Tomás produced a moment of individual skill by twisting in the air between two defenders as a pass came in from Badredine Bouanani and using his heel to flick the ball past Freiburg's otherwise outstanding goalkeeper Florian Müller.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its prices are pushing up airfares, baggage fees and add-on charges.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Some lawmakers also want legislation that could push back on Selig’s offensive by affirming states’ authority to rein in the platforms.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Avdija took exception to Castle’s actions and shoved him.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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That capped a half in which Stewart and Orlando's Goga Bitadze were called for double fouls late in the first quarter, then called for double technicals while continuing to push and shove two seconds after play resumed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Another firefighter told investigators Lewin also choked the patient after jabbing his eyes.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Evgeni Malkin was good-naturedly jabbing the media for asking about his future in Pittsburgh.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The raging immovable object will butt up against the cool, collected irresistible force.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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The jittery guys in his music just want love, hopefully from someone who doesn’t butt into their Diablo sessions too much.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunt. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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