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Recent Examples of body blow
What the Trump administration is doing with funding is a body blow to American science, but doesn’t have to be a fatal one.
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Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
And naturally, the nightmare of sitting under the bleachers next to Michaels as one of your babies falls flat on its face during the Saturday-night dry run is like a devastating body blow to the ego.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
And losing a place where people can hear or perform live music is a body blow to the vibrancy everyone seems to want downtown.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Every question was like a body blow.
—Melody Chiu, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
And naturally, the nightmare of sitting under the bleachers next to Michaels as one of your babies falls flat on its face during the Saturday-night dry run is like a devastating body blow to the ego.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
And losing a place where people can hear or perform live music is a body blow to the vibrancy everyone seems to want downtown.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Every question was like a body blow.
—Melody Chiu, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body blow
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Marcelo Mayer stepped into the void left at third base when Alex Bregman went down with a quad injury, making his major league debut, and has hit .222, with an OBP of less than .300.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Here's the shot with corrections in Adobe Lightroom on the left and DxO PureRAW using DeepPrime 3 on the right: The DxO process yields more detail, for example, in the cheek freckles, while removing more luminance noise.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Although Alston is often linked by media to name, image and likeness, which derives from the right of publicity, NIL didn’t appear once in the ruling.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2025
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Every child deserves the right to a safe sleep environment free from invisible chemical hazards that threaten their development, their potential, and ultimately their future.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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He was set to make his debut late last season, but a September knee injury delayed his arrival.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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The agents forced Padilla to his knees and then to his chest, his face against the carpet.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Or is that all part of a deeper trick, a wilder swing?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Seven elevated components, all accessible by ramp, oversee the entire terrain and a large sled-like bench swing is designed for both children and their caregivers and large enough to welcome wheelchairs.—
Phil Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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A touch of Cocchi Americano, an aperitif wine, is added to the rest of the ingredients to lend body and balance out a little bit of the kick from the chilis.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Wild Honey was a marvelous return to their trashy rock & roll roots, a 24-minute rush of garage-band kicks.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2025
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The ditch itself measured about 46 feet long and was situated near a roundhouse, suggesting that humans may have played some role in the accumulation of these amphibians.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Over the past few months, videos of China’s humanoid robots performing bike rides, roundhouse kicks and side flips have blown up the internet, often amplified by state media as a key potential driver of economic growth.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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The females’ eggs, fertilized by the males’ shivers, will hatch over the next few months.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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Merely the thought of any potential Chinese aggression in Taiwan sends shivers down the spines of industry, market, and government officials, and an outright attack would put the worldwide economy in a tailspin.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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This watch has a brown leather strap with off-white stitching and a striking green matte finish dial, complemented by a seconds’ counter at the 9 o’clock position and a red hand.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Unlike the others, which are built more for smartphones and desktops, Amazon is clearly trying to lock in its place on the kitchen counter with Alexa+.—
Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“Body blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20blow. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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