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Recent Examples of roundhouse
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.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Well, the roundhouse kicks are pretty crisp.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
The property was built on the site of an old steam locomotive roundhouse, and the original semi-circular stone wall runs through the new building.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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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.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Well, the roundhouse kicks are pretty crisp.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
The property was built on the site of an old steam locomotive roundhouse, and the original semi-circular stone wall runs through the new building.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundhouse
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The play was widely denounced after Greig bloodied a defenseless Walker with an uppercut to the face while Walker was held in a headlock by another Senators player.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Because with Walker tied up, Greig delivered a vicious uppercut straight to his chops.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Injuries — including a second knee surgery — limited Embiid to 57 total games over the past two seasons, including 38 in 2025-26.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Finally, Mira chalked her hands, boosted herself onto a dangling metal hoop, flipped upside down, and hung from a single knee, arms spread out like a rotor.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The seat, which Min has held since last year, was previously a swing district in coastal Orange County but became far less competitive for Republicans after redistricting.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Concert season is in swing at Rocklin’s alluringly intimate Quarry Park Amphitheater, which has been building increasingly robust summer lineups over the last several years.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Clegg left the team two weeks ago after struggling with his kicks throughout the spring.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Defender Reid Roberts made a spectacular save with a bicycle kick on a shot by Dániel Sallói to help the San Jose Earthquakes earn a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday and remain unbeaten on the road.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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First, locate the radiant to the left of the waning moon using a handy smartphone stargazing app.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Mason Lohrei, a left-shot who was moved to the right side, was reportedly dangled in the Andersson talks with Calgary.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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Data centers’ voracious energy needs are setting off a power plant construction boom and delivering a one-two punch of new life to unions whose members also build and maintain boilers, ductwork, pipelines and other power infrastructure.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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That means the Cowboys should continue to have arguably the NFL’s best one-two punch at wide receiver.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The two heartthrobs have also become fashion icons in their own right.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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The Declaration’s insurrectionist contention—that people, when unjustly provoked, have the right to dissolve their government—hung heavily in a country that had just witnessed the eleven states of the Confederacy make the same argument.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 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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The image of Pages making the catch, as Kiké Hernandez absorbs a body blow, is already seared into Dodgers lore.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Roundhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundhouse. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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