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Recent Examples of lunge
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
On the other side of the gym, the group had moved on to half-hearted dumbbell lunges.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Things then turned violent when someone tried to lunge at Black as marshals walked him out of the courtroom, leading to a skirmish appearing to involve about a dozen people.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Noun
While holding a heavy sandbag on their back, participants do moving or walking lunges to complete this exercise.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
On the other side of the gym, the group had moved on to half-hearted dumbbell lunges.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
Thomas then appeared to quickly lunge at Leon, swiftly grabbing and lifting him up before body slamming the suspect to the ground.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Things then turned violent when someone tried to lunge at Black as marshals walked him out of the courtroom, leading to a skirmish appearing to involve about a dozen people.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunge
Noun
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In an over hourlong debate Tuesday at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium, eight candidates running for California governor sparred over health care and tossed jabs just days before Californians can begin voting early in the state's primary election.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Peyton’s brother Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl wins over Brady and the Patriots, was not present for the show but offered a jab of his own on X the next morning.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ready to dive into more of Season 4?—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Initially, the film intended to dive into and negate the child-molestation allegations against Jackson, but the Jackson estate later realized that a previous settlement with an accuser required the estate to never dramatize the events.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Orlando brothers Isaiah Brown and AJ Brown return after redshirting following transfers from Ohio University, while former top-40 recruits Alex Lloyd and CJ Ingram add scoring punch and athleticism to a crowded rotation.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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The cage match turned into a group scrum when another of the Kings’ big uglies, 6-6 Samuel Helenius, threw a punch at Parker Kelly.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At its center is the story of a boy named Zac Brettler, who in November 2019, at the age of nineteen, plunged to his death from a balcony on the fifth floor of an upscale apartment complex a few minutes’ walk along the Thames from Tate Britain.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Another section of the park will plunge those who are up for it into a more thrilling experience.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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