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Recent Examples of uppercut
Three weeks ago, Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Grover Stewart clobbered Darnold in the helmet with a right uppercut.
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Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
If a 100% tax was a stiff jab in the effort to keep Chinese EVs off U.S. roads, the Biden administration just dropped a decisive uppercut.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Here are the new weapons available in Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 3: Wrecked.
Nitro Fists: Nitro fists can perform a punch combo, an uppercut or an aerial punch that dashes you through the air.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2024
One minute into her quarterfinal match, Ms. McCane split Costa Rican Nicole Vega Moya’s guard with a right uppercut, left cross combo that resulted in the first standing count knockdown.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
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Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
If a 100% tax was a stiff jab in the effort to keep Chinese EVs off U.S. roads, the Biden administration just dropped a decisive uppercut.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Here are the new weapons available in Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 3: Wrecked.
Nitro Fists: Nitro fists can perform a punch combo, an uppercut or an aerial punch that dashes you through the air.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2024
One minute into her quarterfinal match, Ms. McCane split Costa Rican Nicole Vega Moya’s guard with a right uppercut, left cross combo that resulted in the first standing count knockdown.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uppercut
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But in the film world, Adler might be best remembered for her unexpectedly daring roundhouse kick to film criticism’s sacred cow, Pauline Kael.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Archaeologists have learned that two roundhouses were built at the site, one after the other.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
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Twenty-three seconds in, Bogosian dropped to his knee in front and blocked a Pavel Buchnevich shot.Joe Smith, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Richard crumples to his knees against the wall, his back to Pino, as blood begins to seep across the floor.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Moisture Holds Onto Heat Winter hits lawns with a one-two punch of cold temperatures and drying winds.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Gophers will need their one-two punch of all-Big Ten forward Dawson Garcia and Mitchell — and likely even more — to beat No. 20 Purdue (9-4, 1-1) in the restart of conference play at 7 p.m. Thursday at The Barn.Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, the 17-year-old makes this dusty trek twice per day, committed to perfecting his backhand on ground balls, creating separation between his upper and lower half on swings off the tee, and strengthening his already laser-like arm through a regimen of regular drills.Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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In the context of inflation measures, energy and food are two of the most volatile categories and can exhibit wild swings because of factors considered one-time in nature.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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The 49ers also got next to nothing on kick and punt returns, especially after return man Jacob Cowing muffed a punt that the 49ers were able to gather in after a scramble for the ball.Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Far-right propagandists have spent years peddling false equivalency with the 2020 George Floyd protests, arguing that the insurrectionists were persecuted while their counterparts on the left were allowed to skate.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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After Thomas entered the game for Russell with 5:23 left in the first quarter, the Nets ended the period on a 14-11 run to take a seven-point lead into the second quarter.C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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At the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday night, Netflix’s cartel musical Emilia Pérez won the evening’s final award for best musical or comedy, prompting lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón to deliver a touching speech in support of trans rights.James Factora, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
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Those debts were eventually restructured in a series of events that ended with the government owning 80% of the companies and having full rights to their profits, whether retained or paid out.Felix Salmon, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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And losing a place where people can hear or perform live music is a body blow to the vibrancy everyone seems to want downtown.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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All of which meant that when economists gathered in San Francisco this month for the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, there was a sense that their famous confidence — critics would say arrogance — had been, if not shattered, certainly dealt a body blow.Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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