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counterblow

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Noun

Guests who think an occasional bottle of wine flung on the counter has rendered this custom obsolete should note that any sensible hostess will disagree.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
After a long study of multiple clips, Williams urged Miller to his feet, balancing the laptop in the palm of one hand while demonstrating where the forward should place his hands at each stage of an offensive player’s drive and counter.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of counter

Noun

The deaths from the World Trade Center marked a huge body blow to Rockville Centre, which suffered more losses than many other communities in the tri-state area.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Shelton on the front foot, chasing Alcaraz around the court with body blow serves and driving strokes into the corners, getting the early break again.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of body blow

Noun

There are really no blows to be given him but defensive ones.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The tragedy deals a fresh blow to Sánchez’ left-wing government, which has already faced corruption scandals, protests over housing affordability and the Ceuta mass migrant crossing earlier this year.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

Hughes, Eric Richardson and Samuel Harris teamed up on a hook-and-ladder play to score with 38 seconds left for a 21-6 advantage at halftime.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Greene is a sampler first, and a good one, but original hooks haven’t always been his strong suit.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hook

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His go-ahead hit sparked the Brewers to a 5-4 win in Game 2 after Seymour allowed Frelick’s tying home run.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Pratt, a 22-year-old rookie whose go-ahead hit sparked the Brewers to a 5-4 win in Game 2, drove a slider into the left-field seats against Seymour.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

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The 1-minute video then weaves together actual clips of Uecker, who died at age 90 in 2025 after calling Brewers games on the radio for 54 years.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
The clips showed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex walking hand-in-hand outdoors, plus scenes of a child’s feet by a fireplace, splashing in puddles and the children riding bikes.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of clip

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Cop the look with some dramatic cat-eye makeup, and use a soft pencil eyeliner to draw realistic hairlike strokes around your hair and jawlines.

— Michella Oré, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2026
The broad strokes are the same, though in the months since, Google has spent a lot of time tinkering with and iterating on it.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of stroke

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Switching on conveyor belts that extended from the stern of the ship into the water, the crew began to haul in streams of seaweed, dumping it onto the hull, where workers packed it in with a bulldozer.

— David Shortell Cristopher Rogel Blanquet, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
This influx of accessories like belts and scarves reminds Wong of the ’90s and early aughts magazine ‘tips and tricks’ pages.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026

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