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Recent Examples of roundhouse
Cordell Walker, a steely-eyed former Marine who dispensed Lone Star justice with roundhouse kicks and a decidedly old-school moral code.
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Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
With his roundhouse kicks, tough-guy one-liners and a formidable moral compass, Chuck Norris delivered kick-ass heroes for years on screens large and small, cementing himself in pop culture back in the 1980s.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Sky backflipped out of Pop Rox and followed up with a roundhouse kick.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Maya Mamushi — one of Sayaka’s Harajuku Stars teammates — put her hands on her hips to film a clip for CNN, and, with blue braids whipping around, unleashed a roundhouse kick inches from our photojournalist’s face.
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Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
With his roundhouse kicks, tough-guy one-liners and a formidable moral compass, Chuck Norris delivered kick-ass heroes for years on screens large and small, cementing himself in pop culture back in the 1980s.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Sky backflipped out of Pop Rox and followed up with a roundhouse kick.
—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Maya Mamushi — one of Sayaka’s Harajuku Stars teammates — put her hands on her hips to film a clip for CNN, and, with blue braids whipping around, unleashed a roundhouse kick inches from our photojournalist’s face.
—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundhouse
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Femi went for a chokeslam, but Uso countered with a superkick and an uppercut.
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Rice responded with a ferocious uppercut, pulling a 381-foot, go-ahead homer to right.
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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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Mega-ships like MSC World America offer seemingly endless activities, from an onboard comedy club to the Lego Family Zone and the Cliffhanger swing ride.
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Obviously, Devers put a pretty good swing on it and hit off the foul pole.
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On matchdays, the first sittings begin around five hours before kick-off, with the last one taking place around three hours before, usually taken by the substitutes who prefer to eat later.
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The low kick barely above the grass surface split two Jordan defenders and went into the left corner of the net.
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After receiving a pass in the right side of the box, Dembélé very patiently made his way to his left before burying yet another left-footed strike into the goal.
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Moraitis and Singer both pointed to antisemitism on the left and promised to make gains with Jewish swing voters.
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Olivia Rodrigo is a student of Love and her ilk who has been riding high off the one-two punch of 2021’s Sour and 2023’s Guts, chart-toppers dually indebted to modern pop and ’90s grunge.
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And the one-two punch of these comparatively low-budget horror movies wiping the floor with their IP-heavy competition (The Mandalorian and Grogu, Masters of the Universe) over several early-summer weekends is the development that’s now sparked a million think pieces.
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The legal action is part of a broader series of disputes in the streaming industry over carriage rights, bundling requirements and pricing control.
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Receiving a pass right in front of the goal, Gabriel Martinelli tapped the ball with his left foot to his right and scored a goal into the far side of the net.
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The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.
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But for Sean Buchan, a co-owner of Cerebral Brewing, the Aurora phase could amount to a second economic body blow.
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“Roundhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundhouse. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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