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Recent Examples of punts
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
11 Jan. 2026
Miami punts The Hurricanes once again got past midfield, but Carson Beck was then sacked on back-to-back plays to force a Miami punt.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Five punts and a turnover on downs, coming on the fake punt.
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Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
Six punts have been returned for a touchdown — a dramatic spike considering that the league saw only six touchdowns scored off punt returns all of last season.
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Mike Jones,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
During his collegiate career, the speedy 5-foot-10 receiver returned two punts for touchdowns and led the ACC in punts returned and punt return yards.
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Dj Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Perich had 502 return yards last season (314 on kicks, 188 on punts) and his 60-yard punt return helped the Gophers stake a fourth-quarter comeback in a close loss to Michigan in September.
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Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
12 Aug. 2025
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On previous punts in the game, the Panthers had not been as aggressive in trying to block the punt, the edge rusher taking two steps before turning around to block for the returner.
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Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
11 Jan. 2026
Miami punts The Hurricanes once again got past midfield, but Carson Beck was then sacked on back-to-back plays to force a Miami punt.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Five punts and a turnover on downs, coming on the fake punt.
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Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
Six punts have been returned for a touchdown — a dramatic spike considering that the league saw only six touchdowns scored off punt returns all of last season.
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Mike Jones,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
During his collegiate career, the speedy 5-foot-10 receiver returned two punts for touchdowns and led the ACC in punts returned and punt return yards.
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Dj Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Perich had 502 return yards last season (314 on kicks, 188 on punts) and his 60-yard punt return helped the Gophers stake a fourth-quarter comeback in a close loss to Michigan in September.
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Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punts
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Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.
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Rescuers rowed boats, canoes, and rafts to people trapped in homes and businesses and on rooftops.
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In a tournament defined by vertical runs, through balls and dinks, Olise has been France’s main conductor, synthesising their high-pressing intensity and directness with creative rhythm.
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At age 69, Lynn Ianni is a pickleball whiz, zipping from dinks to drives energetically.
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When Paul Revere came to Portsmouth with news that the British were headed toward the fort, Cheswill rode to Exeter to help spread the news and build rafts to defend Portsmouth Harbor.
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Bring your innertubes and rafts or borrow some and enjoy a family-friendly movie under the stars.
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Oasis played 17 gigs last year, beginning with Cardiff in July.
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While future modeling gigs are up in the air, the brothers said that their priority is pursuing music.
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Two men were badly burned—one died, and the other remains hospitalized—and the Fiorella’s owners lost two more skiffs.
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The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages.
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His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.
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When the Resolution had arrived at Tanna, Cook had followed his usual practice and drawn two lines in the sand to mark out an area which the crew would use for landing their dinghies.
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Kelce would take the women on dates to concerts, on yachts and on private jets.
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Standing near yachts, Mercedes Moné boasts about winning the Owen Hart Cup for the second consecutive year.
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The capital’s traditional Independence Day show had 10,000 shells lasting 18 minutes.
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Organizers said the display featured three times as many fireworks shells as in previous years — the largest fireworks Stars & Stripes show to date.
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“Punts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punts. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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