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Recent Examples of roundhouse
Urías throws a roundhouse punch with his pitching hand and unleashes a stream of expletives in Spanish.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Subsequent excavations have revealed many clues about the lives of the roundhouse’s Bronze Age residents, as the Guardian’s Steven Morris reports.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
The National Park Service worked with the tribes to construct a roundhouse in the village where Indigenous people perform religious ceremonies that could also be used for public education.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
Researchers are excavating the remains of a Bronze Age roundhouse hiding beneath a field in Cardiff, Wales.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Subsequent excavations have revealed many clues about the lives of the roundhouse’s Bronze Age residents, as the Guardian’s Steven Morris reports.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
The National Park Service worked with the tribes to construct a roundhouse in the village where Indigenous people perform religious ceremonies that could also be used for public education.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
Researchers are excavating the remains of a Bronze Age roundhouse hiding beneath a field in Cardiff, Wales.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundhouse
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The sequence opened with Christie’s infamous uppercut of Lakers forward Rick Fox during a 2002 preseason game, which included a brawl that spilled into the locker room tunnel.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Jan. 2025
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Usyk’s movement was good in the May meeting, but he still got tagged by several big uppercuts from Fury.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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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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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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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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Daily stock price swings of plus or minus 10 percent are common and not for the faint of heart.—
Brian Foley,
Forbes,
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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Israeli forces will pull back from many areas, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians would be able to return to what’s left of their homes, and there would be a surge of humanitarian assistance.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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While scrambling to his left on a third-and-11 snap in the first quarter, Mahomes saw linebacker Patrick Queen shove Perine to the turf, leaving the veteran rolling on his back.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
17 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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To get started, from the Kindle’s homepage tap the three dots in the top right, then Create a Collection.—
David Nield,
WIRED,
18 Jan. 2025
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But a square hole at bottom right reveals a middle-aged couple in the distance, dressed in dark business suits.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 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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“Roundhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundhouse. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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