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Recent Examples of fist
Move fists one inch forward while keeping back straight and not leaning torso forward or folding and waist.
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Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
How to: Start in a boxer's stance with left leg forward and right leg back, knees bent, fists protecting face.
Punch the left arm out and pull fist quickly back to face.
—Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
At 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd once pleaded with Chauvin to get off his neck and cried out for his mother, a metal Black Lives Matter fist the height of a streetlamp has been erected in the intersection, which is outlined by a flower garden.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2021
Then, once on the court, players are outlawed from high-fives, relegated instead to fist or elbow bumps.
—Scott Kushner, NOLA.com, 13 Jan. 2021
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Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
How to: Start in a boxer's stance with left leg forward and right leg back, knees bent, fists protecting face.
Punch the left arm out and pull fist quickly back to face.
—Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
At 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd once pleaded with Chauvin to get off his neck and cried out for his mother, a metal Black Lives Matter fist the height of a streetlamp has been erected in the intersection, which is outlined by a flower garden.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2021
Then, once on the court, players are outlawed from high-fives, relegated instead to fist or elbow bumps.
—Scott Kushner, NOLA.com, 13 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fist
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Directed by Shinji Higuchi—known for blending stunning visuals with gripping human drama in works like Shin Godzilla—this panic-suspense thriller follows the intense struggles of those racing to save lives under extreme conditions.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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After 10 years of war, Yemen is gripped by malnutrition, disease outbreaks, lack of access to health care and other urgent services, and other life-threatening risks to the most vulnerable — all evidence of a full-scale humanitarian crisis.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The brackets themselves were easy to use and clasped down with ample confidence.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Option to clasp your hands behind your back and reach your knuckles toward the wall behind you.—
Amber Sayer,
Outside Online,
24 Feb. 2025
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This includes the emergence of theory of mind, the point at which children really start grasping the idea that other people have their own set of beliefs and representations of reality.—
Charlotte Hu,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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Jack Blues is sweetly grasping his 31-year-old dad’s face in the frames — which appear to have been taken after bathtime — while lying on a white towel on a tiled floor.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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At the food pantry, an elderly woman, clutching a bag of cubed butternut squash, grabbed her arm, Vinz recalled.—
Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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In the background, Carnie can be seen tightly clutching her tissues and wiping away tears.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The weight made cornering a battle at the extremities of grip, but the GranTurismo is no Sunday cruiser.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Cops want to corner a copper crook who broke into a Bronx building, officials said Saturday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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New users who secure BetMGM bonus code NEWSWEEK1500 will have a chance to go big on the NBA, MLB or college basketball this week.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The following year, Eli Lilly secured FDA approval to sell tirzepatide (brand name Mounjaro) to treat Type 2 diabetes in 2022.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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About two dozen people held signs lambasting the billionaire outside a dealership in London as passing cars and trucks tooted horns in support.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Kremlin holds some three-quarters of Zaporizhzhia and has illegally declared its complete annexation.—
Tim Lister and Maria Kostenko,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Seagull The season’s starriest show is Chekhov’s rending play about art, love and loss in a new version from Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier, with Ostermeier directing.—
Matt Wolf,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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In lesser hands, this might be one of those theatrical pieces that offers a nice excuse for actors to rend garments and gnash teeth onscreen — the sort of cinéma du Off-Broadway favored by microbudget indie directors and arthouse die-hards.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2024
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“Fist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fist. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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