punchy
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The masked rapper took to the All Points East stage on Sunday night, reeling off his signature raw and punchy bars from on top of a castle.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
A platter of summer tomatoes, tuna-belly conserva, shaved onion, and punchy olives arrives where it cannot possibly fit.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Price, in conjunction with fellow analysts Duncan Hay and Ashley Kielty, set out his case for copper in a report published Tuesday with the punchy title, “Copper…. Better than gold.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
From fast-paced World War II history to a slow-burn rescue in rural Wyoming, along with an art-world mystery and a punchy look at modern America, you’ll find something to galvanize your bedside book stack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The dogs were slipping on punchy snow, snow that was mostly ice.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
And yet, “Zootopia 2” arrives as an expansion with a punchier, more focused approach to its mature ideas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
On their 1973 album “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath,” the synth-heavy “Who Are You?” incorporated elements of prog and space rock, while the title track was a punchier take on their sprawling epics.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025
Labour's new leader here relishes the public stage and appears determined to have a punchier presence.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
There is a choice of a fuel-conscious, non-turbocharged 191-horsepower four-cylinder engine or a punchier 281-horsepower turbo-four available in higher trims.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
One was slower and long-form, the other punchier, for singing after touchdowns.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022
“GNX,” one of the rapper’s punchiest, most concise releases, is his fifth to get a nod for album of the year—though he has never taken home the trophy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
“Johnson is able to convey the largeness of human experience through the tiniest, punchiest sentences.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
In more ways than one, Bairstow is the great survivor of English cricket and there is genuine affection towards him from all areas of the game, even if he is the media's punchiest sparring partner.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024
The three-song comeback’s punchiest song is defiantly titled “Quitter,” and doesn’t slack off at all.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022
She nodded, then hit me with the gut punchiest of all gut punches.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
