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roundhouse

noun

Definition of roundhouse

as in uppercut

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Recent Examples of roundhouse Few celebrities have sparked a cult following quite like the roundhouse-kicking Chuck Norris. — 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 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 He roundhouse kicks the cows and the butter comes straight out. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roundhouse

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Noun

Seth went for the shot, but Roman hit an uppercut, causing Seth to drop the chair.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
If Clase’s home run in the second was an uppercut, then Toronto’s offense in the third was a barrage of jabs.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of uppercut

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Floyd, who was Black, died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin, who is White, used his knee to pin Floyd's neck to the ground for nine and a half minutes.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
McGregor, who became a part-owner of BKFC in April 2024, recently sustained a knee injury during his UFC 329 fight in July, with his return to the Octagon yet to be scheduled.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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With help from within, advice from top prospect Kevin McGonigle in the Arizona Fall League and a return to his collegiate swing and approach, King thrived in his early-season stint with Double-A Harrisburg.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
And yet, there the fans were, rally caps on, ready to believe in another mighty comeback—to read heroism into a story that could also be told, perhaps more accurately, in terms of swing decisions and contact points.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of swing

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In recent windows, Arteta and Arsenal have been open to trading Martinelli to refresh their options on the left.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Elvis Alvarado replaced Harris and got Isaac Collins to line out before Witt blooped a single into left for the Royals' sixth walk-off win of the season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Much like the universal right to access fresh—and delicious—food.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Once confined to biotech labs and the disposable income of Silicon Valley billionaires, longevity is no longer a tech bro hobby and has become a consumer aspiration in its own right.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of right

Noun

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.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026
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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