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uppercut

noun

Definition of uppercut

as in roundhouse

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Recent Examples of uppercut Song landed the powerful right uppercut as Nurmagomedov appeared to be shooting for a takedown. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 If Clase’s home run in the second was an uppercut, then Toronto’s offense in the third was a barrage of jabs. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 Rice responded with a ferocious uppercut, pulling a 381-foot, go-ahead homer to right. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 Because with Walker tied up, Greig delivered a vicious uppercut straight to his chops. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uppercut

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Noun

The pair exchange blows, and LaPenna holds his own for a while before a powerful roundhouse kick sends him across the ring.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026
The man was well known for his tough guy persona and adept skill at roundhouse kicks to the face.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of roundhouse

Noun

Sai de Silva’s knee commits seppuku during Tipsy Tennis (patent pending).

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
So, Ohtani kept trying to work his way back to the mound for weeks after receiving a lubricating Orthovisc injection in his knee at the beginning of the All-Star break.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Days ago, the chief content officer at the streaming giant was in Cannes receiving an honor while the MIPCOM marketplace was in full swing, before turning to unveil a major World Cup media rights deal a day later.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Those pieces are tiny and brittle, with the consistency of cigar ash, and every swing past the sun leaves more behind.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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On the other, evidence suggests this pair of habitual time-wasters were commonly found on the floor, running laughter through a Yamaha SPX90 effects processor for kicks and strumming the same note for 40-odd minutes.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
After Matthew Smith blocked Michigan State’s 33-yard field-goal attempt by Liam Boyd, Chiles drove the Wildcats 64 yards in eight plays to set up the winning kick.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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On the left, billionaires are regularly invoked as oligarchic overlords whose wealth and influence have helped erode the foundations of democracy.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Sofia Wylie’s Grace stands in the middle of the trio, the girl to her right cheering normally and the girl to her left, Lisbeth (Geena Meszaros) roaring animalistically.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of left

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Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Ellison fils’s most high-profile hiring decision was to enlist Bari Weiss—the former Times Opinion editor and founder of the center-right publication The Free Press—as editor-in-chief of CBS News.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of right

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The deaths from the World Trade Center marked a huge body blow to Rockville Centre, which suffered more losses than many other communities in the tri-state area.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Shelton on the front foot, chasing Alcaraz around the court with body blow serves and driving strokes into the corners, getting the early break again.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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