as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
feeling a little punchy after being up half the night with a crying baby
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Recent Examples of punchy
It's rewired and reinforced our needs for instant gratification and punchy content.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But the creative minds that produced these vehicles didn’t restrict their thinking to punchy visuals.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2025
Expect saffron-color ottomans and headboards and punchy, slightly 1970s wallpaper.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
At the heart of her third album, there is a clear aim: to make gutsy, punchy pop perfection that establishes her maturity.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But the creative minds that produced these vehicles didn’t restrict their thinking to punchy visuals.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2025
Expect saffron-color ottomans and headboards and punchy, slightly 1970s wallpaper.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
At the heart of her third album, there is a clear aim: to make gutsy, punchy pop perfection that establishes her maturity.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for punchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punchy
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Case in point: his goal for Portugal Under-17s against Morocco in September 2023, a ludicrous solo effort that left a trail of dazed defenders scratching their heads and wondering what the hell had just happened.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Harris emphasizes nothing has yet changed but customers remain confused as to the status of the incentive and Harbinger’s IRA Risk Free Guarantee was created to mitigate that confusion.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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And while my four rides in Waymo's Jaguar i-Pace vehicles around Los Angeles last summer didn't feature any such fits of indecisiveness, the cars have had their own confused moments.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the two years since Tommy Elliott was killed in a mass shooting, Maryanne Elliott’s grief has, in turns, left her aghast and overwhelmed, bewildered and incapacitated, grateful and wanting to die.—
Kristina Goetz,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the now-viral video, the tuxedo cat crawls out from under the bed, wide-eyed and bewildered.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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The distracted driver hit two cars, both heading west, after reportedly going left of center, OSHP's Chardon Post Trooper William Head confirmed, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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That's changed as more parents fear the morning rush of traffic and distracted drivers.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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Arielle appears to have repeatedly expressed her unease with the hike, including the steep height and feeling dizzy after taking a photo on a tree.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Back in 2023, Skrillex resurfaced unexpectedly with two new albums at once—Quest for Fire and Don’t Get Too Close—to showcase how his rattling bass juggernauts had evolved and his newfound grasp on dizzy emo-rap had tightened.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Punchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punchy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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