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Recent Examples of backhand
Ben Steeves’ breakout night Ben Steeves put the final punctuation mark on the game with 8:01 remaining, converting on a backhand maneuver for his third goal of the season.
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Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
The American fired a powerful backhand return winner to seal the victory, collapsing to the ground in delight.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Immediately after the Sharks killed his elbowing penalty, Barclay Goodrow came out of the box, retrieved a puck that had been cleared out of the San Jose zone, and found Cardwell, whose backhand shot from in close went off the post before Schmid covered the puck.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Alcaraz broke Sinner’s serve that game, and with Alcaraz serving for the match up 5-4, Sinner again made a backhand error on an Alcaraz drop shot that gave Alcaraz match point.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
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Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
The American fired a powerful backhand return winner to seal the victory, collapsing to the ground in delight.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Immediately after the Sharks killed his elbowing penalty, Barclay Goodrow came out of the box, retrieved a puck that had been cleared out of the San Jose zone, and found Cardwell, whose backhand shot from in close went off the post before Schmid covered the puck.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
Alcaraz broke Sinner’s serve that game, and with Alcaraz serving for the match up 5-4, Sinner again made a backhand error on an Alcaraz drop shot that gave Alcaraz match point.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backhand
Noun
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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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Those include open studio time every Monday afternoon, as well as copperplate etching with a master printmaker; monotype etching classes; drawing from the south; oil and watercolor painting classes; and Leonardo's Legacy classes.—
Sheila D. Grissett,
NOLA.com,
17 Jan. 2021
Noun
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Writing in cursive with such pens is relatively fast and easy and the results are legible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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In fact, many Gen Zers can’t even read cursive.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Upon slow looking, Runia says visitors might discover that each of Rembrandt’s prints is a work of art in itself.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Besides, Kavian dry-prints electrodes in a variety of chemistries, and allows for rapid innovation while reducing waste and avoiding toxins.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Despite water inside the bottle, the letters' handwriting remained legible.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Underpinning the experience is NOTE OS, which integrates recording, transcription, handwriting, text editing, and AI tools into a single workspace.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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Isaiah Falls, Karri, kwn, Destin Conrad and Nippa are each pushing the sound in their own lane, building momentum through personality and penmanship.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop lyricism, and his top-tier penmanship has powered a catalog of 17 solo albums.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, who has been involved with the franchise since the beginning, helms the film from his own script.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Hansen explains that the journey into spiralism often follows a predictable script.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 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 as Semafor previously reported, Axel Springer’s top target internally is the Wall Street Journal, should the company ever be able to pry it out of NewsCorp’s hands.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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When the Huskies lined up for a 50-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, Ben Barten’s outstretched hand met the ball, sending it skittering across the slick turf.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Backhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backhand. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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