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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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Now, that is clearly an innovation that print cannot accommodate, but that a manuscript can.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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This blouse features short sleeves and a paisley print, and there’s not much more to want with a fall blouse.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
2 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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Simon managed to keep scribbling on his yellow legal pad but his handwriting, illegible on a good day, quickly deteriorated into nothing more than chicken scratch.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
17 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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Fanning, too, is quirky and broadly likable and very much at home as a sassy sci-fi lead, even when working from an overly cute script.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Nothing in the script had changed, but the frame within which people would view it was now radically altered.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 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
Noun
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And King Priam, at great personal risk, shows up with a ransom and falls on his knees and clasps Achilles’ hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Szoboszlai’s athleticism was crucial against an opponent whose commitment to playing out from the back played straight into Liverpool’s hands after suffering at the hands of more direct adversaries recently.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Backhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backhand. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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