bunted

verb

past tense of bunt
as in stroked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunted
  1. stroked
  2. flicked
  3. tapped
  4. pushed
  5. shoved
  6. jabbed
  7. bumped
  8. kicked
Verb
  • But Kim stroked a walk-off single into left field in the ninth inning off Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott to give the Atlanta Braves a 6-5 victory over the Dodgers on Wednesday night.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Afterwards, as Cheogyal puts it, the spiritual leader stroked his head with compassion.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of stroked
Verb
  • Near the left corner of the 6-yard box, Pereyra turned and flicked a shot inside the back post.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The toads had gone rogue, consuming native frogs, birds, insects, small marsupials, even Ping-Pong balls and cigarette butts flicked toward them at pubs—almost everything except the swarms of sugarcane beetles they had been imported to feed on.
    — Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • The California Department of Industrial Relations has tapped the state’s workers’ compensation fund to pay for internal investigations of its employees, a practice critics say violates state law restricting how that money can be spent.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But so far, only Dandy Middle has been tapped for Schools of Hope.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of tapped
Verb
  • The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The extreme heat pushed up air conditioning electricity demand, while heavy storms simultaneously dealt a blow to power supplies in parts of the country.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Just last week, 65-year-old Lydia Zuniga’s leg was broken in three places after a mentally ill stranger shoved her onto the tracks at a Bronx subway station in an unprovoked attack.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • At the weigh-ins and face-off for the IBF heavyweight championship fight, Itauma shoved Hrgovic off the stage and the latter retaliated by slapping the former's face.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoved
Verb
  • Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of jabbed
Verb
  • Fire Stick competitor Roku bumped the prices of its Roku Ultra streaming device $50, from $100 to $150.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Punk turned the tables and shoved Owens into Engler, who bumped to the outside.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • Mevis kicked two field goals against the Chiefs and two against the Saints.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Southern Illinois Stephen Green kicked field goals of 31, 47 and 50 yards but missed from 41.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of kicked
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“Bunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunted. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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