Thesaurus results for UPPERCUT

uppercut

noun

Definition of uppercut

as in roundhouse

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Recent Examples of uppercut Rice responded with a ferocious uppercut, pulling a 381-foot, go-ahead homer to right. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 In the next round, Usyk landed a vicious uppercut that sent Verhoeven down. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 May 2026 Because with Walker tied up, Greig delivered a vicious uppercut straight to his chops. — 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 See All Example Sentences for uppercut

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Noun

That was just the latest roundhouse punch in the trade war that flared up again after talks between the two allies and neighbors unexpectedly collapsed Friday.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
McGregor’s first fight in five years lasted only 1 minute, 9 seconds because of a knee injury sustained while attempting an opening roundhouse kick on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of roundhouse

Noun

His arrest report also states that Hunter strangled the woman with his knee while pinning her to the floor.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
The news comes roughly a month after fellow receiver Ricky Pearsall had knee surgery that knocked him out for the season.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of knee

Noun

The one-two punch of Superman and Superman II (1980) catapulted the then-unknown Reeve to stardom.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026
Taken together, this one-two punch of planet-hunting means the Milky Way’s faraway bulge will be a data bonanza.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of one-two

Noun

Sogard followed with another single, and Jarren Duran battled Bassitt to a full count, frustrated with a check swing call, before drawing a walk to load the bases.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins ran into another politically sensitive issue during a swing through Iowa.

— James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of swing

Noun

On the opening weekend, at the City Ground, they were set for a good 0-0 draw before Anton Stach stole the points with a show-stopping free-kick winner.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Georgia Tech responded 14 seconds later as Rahkeem Smith returned a kick 100 yards for a touchdown and tied the game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of kick

Noun

That’s Khn, the guitarist and bassist, on the left; Klek is the drummer holding down the kit on the right.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of left

Noun

Not to be confused with inverted full backs, an inverted winger is a wide player who is used on the opposite side of the pitch to their strong foot — so a left-footer on the right or a right-footer on the left.

— Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
If something is shared with the Public Service Commission, should not the public have every right to that information?

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of right

Noun

The deaths from the World Trade Center marked a huge body blow to Rockville Centre, which suffered more losses than many other communities in the tri-state area.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Shelton on the front foot, chasing Alcaraz around the court with body blow serves and driving strokes into the corners, getting the early break again.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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