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Recent Examples of body blow
Jaxson Hayes delivered the final body blow, throwing down an Eastbay dunk in transition after stealing the ball from Josh Giddey to put the Lakers up by 14 with just under three minutes remaining.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
The recent termination of federal tax credits for zero-emission vehicles delivered a body blow to end-of-the-year sales across California.
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Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Most of the industry seems to view the measure as a body blow that will hurt tech companies’ ability to hire the best talent.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
But the sixth, after the break in Nashville, knocked LAFC out of the tournament with what felt like a body blow from ES Tunis.
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Josh Gross,
Daily News,
29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for body blow
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
The recent termination of federal tax credits for zero-emission vehicles delivered a body blow to end-of-the-year sales across California.
—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Most of the industry seems to view the measure as a body blow that will hurt tech companies’ ability to hire the best talent.
—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
But the sixth, after the break in Nashville, knocked LAFC out of the tournament with what felt like a body blow from ES Tunis.
—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body blow
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In Labour circles, there is an old joke poking fun at Burnham’s chameleon-like ability to blend into whichever set of ideas is in vogue on the left at that moment in time.
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Maybe jump the fence over to his left and get out of dodge.
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Before your boss could match dance steps to the music, his opponent was already kicking him in the groin and throwing rabbit punches.
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His far-right allies are openly advocating for a more permanent presence and continued operations.
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What specifically might these legal rights and protections look like?
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The 24-year-old will catch and bat fourth in his season debut against the Guardians, returning from hamstring and knee injuries originally suffered in the World Baseball Classic.
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The most vulnerable area for injury in a growing body is the growth area, and that includes where tendons attach to bone, like in the knee.
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In the top of the first inning, Rangers catcher Elias Diaz pointed at first base for a check swing appeal when deGrom was pitching against Xander Bogaerts thinking there would be a first-base umpire, but the umpire was in the middle of the diamond.
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Previous Sentras punched above their weight in interior quality, but the 2026 model takes an even bigger swing.
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Magomedov’s rare twister submission in 77 seconds and Chokheli’s 23-second leg-kick blitz were the standout grappling and striking clips.
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McTominay, whose iconic bicycle kick against Denmark was the defining goal of Scotland’s World Cup qualifying campaign, threatened multiple times past the 80th minute but couldn’t convert.
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In the 2000s, the museum began converting a historic roundhouse that was once used as a horse stable into its current incarnation as an event and exhibition space.
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Recent viral videos of a bot in a clown wig roundhouse kicking a small child, or another dancing bot breaking a spectator’s nose, are testament to that.
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Gives me the shivers every time.
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In high school, the thought of wearing anything other than short shorts would send a shiver down my spine.
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“Body blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20blow. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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