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Recent Examples of roundhouse
My father would drive me to the Falls Road roundhouse where the old steam engines were arrayed in their stalls in contrast to the fast and sleek new trains at the nearby Pennsylvania and Mount Royal stations.
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
Over the past two months, videos of the country’s humanoid robots pulling off moves such as 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.
—John Liu, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
The robot executes punches, roundhouse kicks and other complex martial arts techniques, showcasing its enhanced coordination and flexibility.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
And there’s not a roundhouse kick or a high-octane pistol face-off in sight.
—Clifford Coonan, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
Over the past two months, videos of the country’s humanoid robots pulling off moves such as 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.
—John Liu, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
The robot executes punches, roundhouse kicks and other complex martial arts techniques, showcasing its enhanced coordination and flexibility.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
And there’s not a roundhouse kick or a high-octane pistol face-off in sight.
—Clifford Coonan, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundhouse
Noun
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No boardroom metaphor hits quite like an actual uppercut.—
Anastasia Paruntseva,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Plaschke delivers a vicious uppercut to his opponent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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After missing more than a season due to a knee injury, Mauricio’s development is still nowhere near complete.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The Bills’ first-round pick, cornerback Maxwell Hairston, suffered a non-contact knee injury at training camp, continuing a turbulent summer for the rookie.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Poor and low-income Americans are, in fact, the largest swing vote in the country.—
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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He was awarded first base in the second inning when his swing hit Diamondback catcher James McCann’s glove.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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That footnote could end up being quite a kick to the rears of grantees, awardees and contractors in universities, medical centers and other research organizations around the country.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Suddenly, the baby delivers what seems to be a distinct kick, causing the dog's eyes to come open in confusion.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Critics on the left have been questioning the value of the institution for much longer, albeit from a different angle and with less venom than Tate.—
Brad Wilcox,
The Atlantic,
29 July 2025
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Even on the left, the appetite for social-justice rhetoric has cooled.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Since his arrival, Hill and Tua have become a stellar one-two punch offensively.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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There was a one-two with Nyoni that ended with Ngumoha forcing a sprawling save.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Outside the Al McGuire Center, about 50 people protested Ah Yun's inauguration over Marquette's refusal to recognize a faculty union despite the Catholic church's longtime stance of supporting workers' right to unionize.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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Grassroots group Apache Stronghold filed a lawsuit in January 2021 in federal court to stop the land swap, citing religious rights guarantees under the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
30 July 2025
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But the body blows to Netanyahu’s reputation should not be underestimated.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of the nations’ long-simmering conflict.—
Jon Gambrell,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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“Roundhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundhouse. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.
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