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Recent Examples of backhand
The Sabres were down 2-1 entering the third period, but Ryan McLeod took advantage of a Utah turnover and buried a short-handed goal with a nifty backhand to tie it up at 2-2 at the beginning of the third period.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Holloway made a long stretch pass to advance the puck up ice, and Broberg made a terrific read to gallop up the ice to turn it into a two-on-one and pulled off a sweet move to his backhand to clinch the 2 points.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Carlsson deked to Oettinger’s left with the backhand before scoring past his right skate on the forehand for a 3-2 lead.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 18 Mar. 2025
Brink charged in on a partial breakaway, moving to his backhand and lifting it past Johansson.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Holloway made a long stretch pass to advance the puck up ice, and Broberg made a terrific read to gallop up the ice to turn it into a two-on-one and pulled off a sweet move to his backhand to clinch the 2 points.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Carlsson deked to Oettinger’s left with the backhand before scoring past his right skate on the forehand for a 3-2 lead.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 18 Mar. 2025
Brink charged in on a partial breakaway, moving to his backhand and lifting it past Johansson.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backhand
Noun
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The resulting copperplate is dated July 4, 1823.—
Joe Pappalardo,
Popular Mechanics,
3 July 2020
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For this work, the artist used a scraper on copperplate with determined strength, creating a print with a range of tone similar to watercolor.—
Peter Saenger,
WSJ,
27 Aug. 2021
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Strong reading skills are essential for success, and visitors should have someone in the group who can read cursive.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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This previous label, which debuted on the 2010 vintages, featured Hamel Family Wines in cursive and an image of a badger.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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And unlike at those earlier, fancier stops, in L.A., the prints have price tags.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2025
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Fontan is piloting print paste production to meet industry colorfastness standards, and Sobh plans to expand Visenleer into Southern Italy’s fishing communities.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The app can convert handwriting into typed text, and a virtual highlighter helps with reviewing documents.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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The app uses optical character recognition to convert handwriting into machine-readable text.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by her penmanship, the Crayola crayons came in handy as people sketched absentmindedly on paper surfaces throughout the meal.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Probst commented on this penmanship misdirection on the latest episode of his On Fire with Jeff Probst podcast.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dastmalchian’s slippery presence as the super-weird Joe — a clammy neighbor who maybe shouldn’t let an old woman borrow his kitchen appliance next time — both undercuts and strengthens this strange script from Alan Trezza.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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But irony has seized the pen as the script of this series unfolds.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The hot local labor market is running hand in hand with a hot property market.—
Claire Bushey and Peter Campbell,
Ars Technica,
8 May 2023
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Bottom line: Your search is over for the ultimate winter running hand protection for any conditions.—
Svati Kirsten Narula,
Outside Online,
18 Oct. 2022
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While rain ponchos stayed tucked away, the real stars of the show were hand fans — used more as percussion instruments than for cooling off.—
Billboard Brasil,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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Brands have thrived in the hands of influencers who have shared their #GRWM routines featuring must-have products that go viral on every platform from YouTube to TikTok.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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“Backhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backhand. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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