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Recent Examples of dunk
Expect the Colts to try and dink-and-dunk their way down the field with screen passes and check-downs to the backs.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Biscotti is a fun milk-dunking option that’s a little less sweet than the average Christmas cookie.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
To get a sense of them, start your meal with the individual mole tasting ($8), served in small bowls with tortillas for dunking.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Steam clouds around the head of someone who has just dunked their full body.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunk
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Wipe the seal with a soft cloth dipped in some warm baking soda water and dry completely before closing the door.—
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Best of all, with prices dipping as low as $8, now’s the moment to upgrade your winter travel wardrobe without breaking the bank.—
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With one skate behind the goal line, some feet away from the end boards, Curl-Salemme fired it in off Chuli's shoulder, who seemed to have to duck her head to not get hit by the shot.—
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Andy Byron, then CEO of tech company Astronomer, and the company’s Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot broke away from a cosy embrace and ducked for cover to avoid being caught on kiss cam.—
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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