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Recent Examples of right-hander
The right-hander knows that’s not a formula for lasting deep into games.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Facing Gausman, a right-hander with one on and one out, Alonso took a 1-2 fastball on the outside edge of the plate and drove it into the Cadillac Club suites that sit just beyond the right field warning track.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
The right-hander spent this spring working his way back from a right elbow injury.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
The right-hander’s 2024 season was ended by an elbow strain, and Brito experienced more discomfort during a Cactus League outing early this month.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Facing Gausman, a right-hander with one on and one out, Alonso took a 1-2 fastball on the outside edge of the plate and drove it into the Cadillac Club suites that sit just beyond the right field warning track.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
The right-hander spent this spring working his way back from a right elbow injury.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
The right-hander’s 2024 season was ended by an elbow strain, and Brito experienced more discomfort during a Cactus League outing early this month.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-hander
Noun
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Only a small percentage of those players could survive Tyson's flurry of instant-knockdown uppercuts and emerge victorious with the undisputed World Video Boxing Association championship.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
9 Feb. 2025
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In Salt Lake, that’s the equivalent of an uppercut to the chin.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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If this were not the case, a virus like COVID-19 would not be able to bring the human population to its knees and, conversely, the most intelligent people would always be in positions of power, which is increasingly evident not the norm.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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He was seen holding his left knee as his opponent continued the challenge on the other side of the court.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The seasonal beach community off South Carolina is usually a place to work on your swing, but here looked more like Davos for the owners box crowd.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Before the jackets are issued, the trophies are inscribed and the $20 million purse is disbursed, PGA fans can catch a leisurely warm-up swing for this weekend’s Masters.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Another sidewinder on the deuce side had the same result.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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South Shore Terrace's 2023 sales In 2023, South Shore Terrace served more than 100,000 beers, 15,000 non-alcoholic drinks, 25,000 orders of sidewinder fries, 5,500 orders of cheese curds and 5,000 pretzels.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2024
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Getting this messaging right was crucial for Guster.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Within about half the gulf, the U.S. has sovereign rights for exploring, managing natural resources and jurisdiction, as international law allows, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.—
Mark Strassmann,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Winds were blowing 19 mph from left to right with a first-pitch temperature of 43 degrees.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Martinez then returns the pass to Barella with Augusto pushing on out wide on Inter’s left to provide another passing option.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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My father would drive me to the Falls Road roundhouse where the old steam engines were arrayed in their stalls in contrast to the fast and sleek new trains at the nearby Pennsylvania and Mount Royal stations.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
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Over the past two months, videos of the country’s humanoid robots pulling off moves such as bike rides, roundhouse kicks and side flips have blown up the internet, often amplified by state media as a key potential driver of economic growth.—
John Liu,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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Arie Garcia-Evans and her Waubonsie Valley basketball teammates were on the ropes after absorbing more than a few literal body blows against Bolingbrook in the Class 4A sectional semifinals on Tuesday.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Stevenson dropped Padley three times in the ninth round with body blows before his corner threw in the towel.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-hander. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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