Thesaurus results for UPPERCUT

uppercut

noun

Definition of uppercut

as in roundhouse

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Recent Examples of uppercut 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 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 See All Example Sentences for uppercut

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Noun

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
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.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026

Definition of roundhouse

Noun

One officer appears to have deployed a Taser as the man falls to the ground again and is kicked by another officer as a third holds him down with his knee.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
In addition to the absences of Messi and De Paul, Miami was missing Tadeo Allende (knee), David Ayala (adductor strain), Maxi Falcon (calf strain), and Gonzalo Lujan (calf strain).

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of knee

Noun

That one-two with Olmo was his sixth of this World Cup — only three players (Belgium duo Kevin De Bruyne and Leandro Trossard and France’s Ousmane Dembele; all with seven) have engaged in more.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Carson’s duo of Bennie Saulter and Michael O’Dell form a dynamic one-two punch.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of one-two

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Arizona swing voters consider fall choices The race to November will see both sides courting undecided independents and convincible Republicans, groups Hobbs won enough support from four years ago to best Lake by a hair.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 July 2026
With the lazy, hazy days of summer in full swing, your vegetable garden is likely in full production mode.

— Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of swing

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Yamal already has 32 international caps, almost twice as many as Pele — the high watermark for teenage kicks — had at the same age.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The man questioned by police earlier allegedly appeared to throw 10 punches at the man on the ground and three knee strikes or kicks, according to the arrest reports.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Definition of kick

Noun

Criticism from the political left was, predictably, swift and intense.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
And as November approaches, more contours of the Democratic platform on what to do about it are taking shape, staking out a position that borrows from both the left and the right.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of left

Noun

The 2026 tournament has instituted significant ticket price increases, and overall growth in media rights and sponsorship fees may push the tournament’s revenues close to $700 million this year.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The act grants collective media rights to schools that join, allowing those currently facing Title IX non-compliance claims to remain non-compliant with no oversight of compliance, and the athletes who challenged them without power.

— Katie Uhlaender OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 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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