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punchbag

British  
/ ˈpʌntʃˌbæɡ /

noun

  1. Also called (US and Canadian): punching bag.  a suspended stuffed bag that is punched for exercise, esp boxing training

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Now Emmanuel Macron has gone one further, releasing photos of him hitting a punchbag with bulging biceps in a show of his strength in action.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2024

Some television news showed looped videos of Thaksin exercising on the grounds of his Dubai mansion late last year, pounding energetically at a punchbag while attempting an occasional high kick.

From Reuters Aug. 23, 2023

From a smart punchbag cover fitted with sensors to a device which tests your reflexes, and wearable technology to help train your breathing, BBC Click’s Lara Lewington tests out some of the latest fitness tech.

From BBC Jan. 26, 2023

Like Wall Street before, the tech industry is a justifiable punchbag.

From The Guardian Nov. 8, 2017

He also became the preferred punchbag for climate-change cynics in search of a straw man.

From Nature Jul. 25, 2017

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