Thesaurus results for RIGHT-HANDER

right-hander

noun

Definition of right-hander

as in uppercut

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Recent Examples of right-hander Right-hander Tyler Davis was added by the Chicago White Sox, who dropped right-hander Huascar Brazobán. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Again, things could be a lot worse for the star right-hander. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The 43-year-old right-hander was making his second start of the year and first since March 30 in a season derailed by a sore hip and hamstring injury. — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Blake Treinen hurt his pitching shoulder warming up in the bullpen late in a 4-3 win Saturday over the San Francisco Giants, and manager Dave Roberts called it a season-ending injury. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for right-hander

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Noun

If last year’s bill delays were a blow to budgets, distribution troubles were the uppercut.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Throwing the uppercut is less important than being able to absorb one.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of uppercut

Noun

After the toasts, Pugh couldn’t help but get on bended knee to play with the other star of the evening, Plimpton’s service dog Rocky.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
Pike attacked her, knocked her to the ground and hit her in the face with her knee and foot, according to court documents.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of knee

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Friday's weaker-than-expected September nonfarm payrolls growth solidified the recent swing in market odds back to just one more hike, with any move at the Fed's meeting later this month seen as unlikely.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Volatility in monthly jobs data Monthly economic data usually is quite volatile; however, the jobs reports this year have delivered a whipsaw effect (the biggest being a 370,000-job swing from February to March).

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of swing

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Still, the fact that a movie is coming out that will get people talking about our relationship to Facebook and Instagram feels significant in its own right.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Election runoff in Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro rose to a surprise lead over leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, setting the nation up for a sharp shift to the right.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of right

Noun

Other independents in the Senate, including Maine's Angus King on the moderate end and Vermont's Bernie Sanders on the left, caucus with Democrats for organizational purposes and committee assignments.

— NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
The Caribbean sea stretches to the left, and, in front of the suites, other bungalows and the entire port town of Gustavia dazzle.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of left

Noun

This saw typically requires more maintenance than a sidewinder saw to keep it in good condition.

— Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
The sidewinder, or the side volley as some like to call it, is the modern way for a goalkeeper to distribute a ball out of the hands.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of sidewinder

Noun

The pair exchange blows, and LaPenna holds his own for a while before a powerful roundhouse kick sends him across the ring.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026
The man was well known for his tough guy persona and adept skill at roundhouse kicks to the face.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of roundhouse

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

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