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Recent Examples of uppercut
Because with Walker tied up, Greig delivered a vicious uppercut straight to his chops.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Watch until the end to see the massive uppercut that literally shocked everyone.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
15 Apr. 2026
After the uppercut, Itauma threw one final right that seemed to graze the falling Franklin.
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ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Shavers also performed like a heavyweight boxer, delivering the basketball equivalent of an uppercut with a 27-footer from the right wing after Hyde Park pulled within 10 with six minutes left.
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Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for uppercut
Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Watch until the end to see the massive uppercut that literally shocked everyone.
—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
15 Apr. 2026
After the uppercut, Itauma threw one final right that seemed to graze the falling Franklin.
—
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Shavers also performed like a heavyweight boxer, delivering the basketball equivalent of an uppercut with a 27-footer from the right wing after Hyde Park pulled within 10 with six minutes left.
—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uppercut
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In the 2000s, the museum began converting a historic roundhouse that was once used as a horse stable into its current incarnation as an event and exhibition space.
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Recent viral videos of a bot in a clown wig roundhouse kicking a small child, or another dancing bot breaking a spectator’s nose, are testament to that.
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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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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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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.
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Previous Sentras punched above their weight in interior quality, but the 2026 model takes an even bigger swing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Maybe jump the fence over to his left and get out of dodge.
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His far-right allies are openly advocating for a more permanent presence and continued operations.
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What specifically might these legal rights and protections look like?
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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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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.
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“Uppercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uppercut. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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