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I wouldn't mess with him—he makes bodybuilders look puny in comparison.
We laughed at their puny attempt to trick us.
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Notably, the same people embrace the punier roster of celebrities who occupy the MAGA column with open arms, never mind the cognitive dissonance involved in accepting Ted Nugent’s political acumen while dismissing his peers.
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Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Longer Term Economics Look Dubious CCS in 2020 stored a puny 40 Mt/year (Mega-ton or millions of tons per year).
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
There’s no shame in dying as a puny counselor, hopelessly unmatched by a supernatural serial killer.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
Too much fruit saps a tree’s energy and leaves you with a lot of puny lemons instead of a few big, healthy ones.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
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Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Longer Term Economics Look Dubious CCS in 2020 stored a puny 40 Mt/year (Mega-ton or millions of tons per year).
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
There’s no shame in dying as a puny counselor, hopelessly unmatched by a supernatural serial killer.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
Too much fruit saps a tree’s energy and leaves you with a lot of puny lemons instead of a few big, healthy ones.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Puny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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