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a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
dealt his opponent a haymaker that sent him reeling across the boxing ring
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Recent Examples of haymaker
The San Diego Padres punched their playoff ticket after delivering a haymaker to their payroll.
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The Rams accepted the challenge, took a haymaker in the kisser but declined to fade away.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The angle from which the video was shot obscures whether the haymaker thrown by Julio Urías struck his wife.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Corner Nick McCloud threw haymakers into a crowd to defend rookie corner Dru Phillips.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The Rams accepted the challenge, took a haymaker in the kisser but declined to fade away.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The angle from which the video was shot obscures whether the haymaker thrown by Julio Urías struck his wife.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Corner Nick McCloud threw haymakers into a crowd to defend rookie corner Dru Phillips.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haymaker
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Instead of being the label’s one-two punch post Biggie’s death, the duo were at odds akin to Shaq and a young Kobe Bryant.Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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The punch of rum is perfectly complemented with the pop of ginger beer and finished off with a zing of lime.Rebekah Evans, The Week UK, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
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And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In a game of dueling masterpieces from Nikola Jokic and Kyrie Irving, neither of them dealt the decisive blow.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Arriving police heard a thud and found Payne’s body in the hotel courtyard, Policicchio said.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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News that the Mexican government had forced down the Gulfstream and confiscated its 4 tons of cocaine landed with a thud at ICE.Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
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In a flash, Vinicius Jr appeared as a mirror image alongside him and, just after, Rodrygo did the same — but not before Antonio Rudiger’s own ritual of giving whoever has scored a (friendly) slap.Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
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The slap heard around the world is still ringing out.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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With a new house-music thump behind them, Fuerza Regida found a new after-hours realm.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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North American hikers might want to run toward weird thumps on the trail.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 26 Sep. 2024
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The Rhode founder wore lots of black eyeliner on both her upper and lower lashlines, plus a swipe of pink lip gloss.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Nov. 2024
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TikTokers have fallen in love with the intense volume that this mascara provides, creating a bold, luscious look with just a few swipes.Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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And Iglesia’s song became a bonafide hit and the team’s unofficial anthem.Gena Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The hit likely didn’t have much competition for either org’s top honor, having been No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 nonconsecutive weeks.Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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That’s not a knock on the coaching staff or a knock on anybody.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Outside of scenes where the pair figure out their version of a secret knock utilizing sight (wiggling a dollar bill under the door), and the precise moment to blast death metal in a disgruntled neighbor’s pad, their deafness isn’t an asset to their survival.Courtney Howard, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Haymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haymaker. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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