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plural of funk
as in cowards
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger he may be a strong, athletic guy, but he's a real funk when it comes to donating blood

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funks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of funk

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  • If Musk and Ramsawamy’s group avoids recommending ways to slash benefit programs such as Social Security and spending on the military, that could mean cuts of more than 80% across domestic programs, including food inspections and infrastructure repairs.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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  • The Sphere’s over-the-top technological capabilities, including responsive seating that shakes to match the sound system, has a relatively small seating capacity of some 17,000.
    Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The woman buys it, engages, and shakes Ardayfio’s hand.
    John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • Galadriel escapes Sauron by jumping off a cliff into water, but the crown leaves her with a spiritual wound that Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker) must heal after the elves lose the battle of Eregion.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • As Rimbaud explored and broke with traditional forms of poetry, the movie likewise escapes the confines of a biopic.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Funks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funks. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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