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Recent Examples of backhand
Draper gestured for volume at 4-4 in the breaker and found an astonishing backhand ripper to set up match point.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Svitolina, who had anticipated that kind of ball, knifed away a backhand winner to keep herself alive.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
On championship point, Anson cranked a backhand return of service across the net.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
On the second match point, Sabalenka hit a backhand wide and Gauff felt to her back on the court.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Svitolina, who had anticipated that kind of ball, knifed away a backhand winner to keep herself alive.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
On championship point, Anson cranked a backhand return of service across the net.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
On the second match point, Sabalenka hit a backhand wide and Gauff felt to her back on the court.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 June 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
Noun
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Countless documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, were originally written in cursive.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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The personalized dish is made from ceramic and is designed with the school logo of your choice, a name written in cursive, and the graduating class year.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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The golf skort comes in 23 colors, from classic black and white to playful leopard print.—
Esme Benjamin,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Flower prints and embroidery were another key trend almost visible on all runways, including at Issey Miyake and Bode.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Back in the game, the blue players enter a room with a starry ceiling and brick walls covered in childish handwriting and drawings.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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In the wake of that decision, the Louisiana legislature, after losing before multiple courts, saw the handwriting on the wall and drew a new map that provided for a second majority-Black district.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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Mathurin, competitive as ever, wants to be the best at everything, even penmanship.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Beautiful penmanship, without necessarily writing skills to match.—
Bob Mondello,
NPR,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Download exact scripts to diplomatically say no at work here.—
Melody Wilding,
CNBC,
6 July 2025
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Advertisement Weddings, in my experience, tend to follow a similar script.—
Rohan Banerjee,
Time,
6 July 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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And in thinking about it, contemplate what happens to the productivity of humans when their work is paired with other hands, human and mechanical.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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These tapes — now in the hands of authorities and partially leaked—are damning.—
Gina Montaner,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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“Backhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backhand. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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