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Recent Examples of body blow
And naturally, the nightmare of sitting under the bleachers next to Michaels as one of your babies falls flat on its face during the Saturday-night dry run is like a devastating body blow to the ego.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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
Every question was like a body blow.
—Melody Chiu, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
All of which is to say that even though people change jobs all the time, especially in the PR biz, getting your hands on their internal documents, as is alleged here, is a serious body blow to a firm — at least from R&CPMK’s POV.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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
Every question was like a body blow.
—Melody Chiu, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
All of which is to say that even though people change jobs all the time, especially in the PR biz, getting your hands on their internal documents, as is alleged here, is a serious body blow to a firm — at least from R&CPMK’s POV.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body blow
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Maxi Falcon and David Martinez, who finished the game at center back on Wednesday, are likely starters with Ian Fray at right back and Noah Allen on the left.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Games are on the left, while features like Game Notes and your game screenshot library are on the right.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2025
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If your submission is selected for inclusion in the NPR News Quiz, you will be acknowledged in a list of contributors on NPR's website or otherwise receive appropriate credit, but failure to do so shall not be deemed a breach of your rights.—
Holly J. Morris,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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The department also threw its support behind a pending lawsuit alleging similar violations of girls’ rights in the Riverside Unified School District, said U.S. Atty.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Karl-Anthony Towns, playing on a sore knee, finished with 22 points and 14 rebounds.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The veteran, recovering from knee inflammation, faced hitters for the first time since May 9.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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In a now-familiar swing of the pendulum, the man who defeated O’Dwyer in the 1968 Democratic primary for senator from liberal New York, in a year of riots and tumult, ultimately lost – not to a Republican, but to the Conservative party candidate.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Born July 4, 1916, in Los Angeles, the bobby sox and saddle shoe-wearing University of California Los Angeles graduate enjoyed swing music and wanted to become a doctor.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Both are generously sized, boating succulent fillings and a kick of heat that’s just right.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2025
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Cage’s haunted delivery, contrasting powerfully with Knell’s anxious, terrified giggling, gives the scene a metaphysical kick.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 May 2025
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The ditch itself measured about 46 feet long and was situated near a roundhouse, suggesting that humans may have played some role in the accumulation of these amphibians.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Over the past few months, videos of China’s humanoid robots performing bike rides, roundhouse kicks and side flips have blown up the internet, often amplified by state media as a key potential driver of economic growth.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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The females’ eggs, fertilized by the males’ shivers, will hatch over the next few months.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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Merely the thought of any potential Chinese aggression in Taiwan sends shivers down the spines of industry, market, and government officials, and an outright attack would put the worldwide economy in a tailspin.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Hodges and Cruz were waiting in the sandwich line at the deli counter at Joe’s Grocery, on Lenox Ave.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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LEDs under the bathroom counter or cabinets and over the bathroom vanity can also provide ideal night lighting.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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“Body blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20blow. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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