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Recent Examples of uppercut
Some fans have tried to point out instances in which the former heavyweight champ could have easily knocked out Paul with an uppercut; some have said that Tyson was biting on his gloves to keep himself from going wild in the ring.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Super Salt Papi seasoned King Kenny with a nasty uppercut on a counter shot that sent his rival spiraling into the corner.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Three weeks ago, Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Grover Stewart clobbered Darnold in the helmet with a right uppercut.
—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
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Super Salt Papi seasoned King Kenny with a nasty uppercut on a counter shot that sent his rival spiraling into the corner.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Three weeks ago, Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Grover Stewart clobbered Darnold in the helmet with a right uppercut.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uppercut
Noun
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Excavations in South Ayrshire also unearthed ruins of another 2,600-year-old roundhouse and 3,500-year-old pottery, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Killam unleashed a roundhouse kick for his portrait.—
T. M. Brown,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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For a kid who can’t play this season due to a knee injury, junior third baseman/catcher Morgan Reczkiewicz sure is making her presence felt for Oak Forest.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Geoff Sprouse scored 18 points off the bench to lead American, which lost leading scorer Matt Rogers (17.2 points per game) early in the contest to a knee injury.—
The Athletic Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Right-back Nahuel Molina finds Alexis Mac Allister, who plays a one-two with Fernandez.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Beginning speakers, as most refugees are, can spend as much as a year completely silent — scared and uncomfortable with the one-two punch of English language and American customs.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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In retrospect, this was the height (or perhaps the nadir) of a kind of purity-test politics that was making some swing voters, including Rogan, feel less at home in the Democratic coalition.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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The former Met and Guardian has a 5.32 ERA over the last four seasons, but he’s shown swing and miss stuff this spring after tweaking his mechanics and boosting his velocity over the winter.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Albin has repeated that Charlotte aims to end every offensive possession with a kick.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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And there’s not a roundhouse kick or a high-octane pistol face-off in sight.—
Clifford Coonan,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Tesla becomes a target for the left Tesla was once the darling of the left.—
TIME,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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This image taken from video posted by NASA shows, from left, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague and Suni Williams speaking during a news conference, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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Roku has acquired exclusive distribution rights to Just a Bit Outside, a documentary that chronicles the 1982 season of the Milwaukee Brewers.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Intellectual Property Ownership: By investing directly, California could negotiate ownership stakes in the intellectual property rights of films, creating a valuable portfolio of assets that continue to generate income through streaming, licensing, and merchandise long after initial release.—
Adam Bhala Lough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Arie Garcia-Evans and her Waubonsie Valley basketball teammates were on the ropes after absorbing more than a few literal body blows against Bolingbrook in the Class 4A sectional semifinals on Tuesday.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Stevenson dropped Padley three times in the ninth round with body blows before his corner threw in the towel.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Uppercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uppercut. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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