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Recent Examples of roundhouse
Few celebrities have sparked a cult following quite like the roundhouse-kicking Chuck Norris.
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Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Cordell Walker, a steely-eyed former Marine who dispensed Lone Star justice with roundhouse kicks and a decidedly old-school moral code.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 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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Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Cordell Walker, a steely-eyed former Marine who dispensed Lone Star justice with roundhouse kicks and a decidedly old-school moral code.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 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
Noun
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Rice responded with a ferocious uppercut, pulling a 381-foot, go-ahead homer to right.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Usyk stunned him with a vicious uppercut late in the 11th round and dropped Verhoeven.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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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.—
Nicole Williams,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
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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.—
Cal Phillips,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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Previous Sentras punched above their weight in interior quality, but the 2026 model takes an even bigger swing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
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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.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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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.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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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.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Maybe jump the fence over to his left and get out of dodge.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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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.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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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.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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His far-right allies are openly advocating for a more permanent presence and continued operations.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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What specifically might these legal rights and protections look like?—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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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.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
11 May 2026
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The defeat was a significant body blow to Arsenal’s aspirations, but City’s 1-0 victory over Burnley can strangely be viewed in a positive light for them.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Roundhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundhouse. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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