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Recent Examples of backhand
Second baseman Christian Moore made a sensational backhand stop up the middle.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 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
With Alcaraz erving for the match at 5-4, in the fourth, Sinner saved one match point with a brilliant backhand service return winner.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But Anisimova grabbed the next four points to break back, capping the game with a backhand winner and a forehand winner.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 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
With Alcaraz erving for the match at 5-4, in the fourth, Sinner saved one match point with a brilliant backhand service return winner.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But Anisimova grabbed the next four points to break back, capping the game with a backhand winner and a forehand winner.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 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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Students at Great Oaks are taught cursive and begin learning Latin in first grade, Krear said, adding that the students do not heavily rely on technology like iPads or computers in the classroom.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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The message, which is difficult to read, is written in cursive in black marker on a white sheet of paper.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Check out our latest digital and print subscription offers here.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Coming out of the pandemic, romance print-book sales more than doubled from 2020 to 2023.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
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In fact, many of the posters, my colleagues and I have noticed, seem to be marked with verbatim messages in similar handwriting; had Schiffmann not only courted the vandalism but also instigated it?—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
6 Oct. 2025
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Not creepy in its meaning, but Benny’s handwriting looks like that of a serial killer.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company provided side-by-side comparisons of GPT-5’s penmanship versus GPT-4o for things like wedding toasts and poems.—
Alexandra Sternlicht,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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But while in his penmanship, the recipe still has her hands all over it.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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Plot details were scant, but in interviews over the past three years she’s alluded her script will have elements of drama and comedy.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hughes’s sprawling 150-page script was considered long for a broad comedy with commercial aspirations.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 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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Canales could have been conservative and had Young hand the ball to Dowdle again on third down.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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On one hand, companies like Upwork and Fiverr have suffered as generative AI has disrupted simple contract jobs like copyediting and translation.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Backhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backhand. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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