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Recent Examples of right-hander
The right-hander has started at least 28 games each year since 2021 and has posted a 2.94 ERA with 858 strikeouts in his last 757 innings.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
With all of baseball watching to see where free agent outfielder Juan Soto will sign, former Mets right-hander and current SNY broadcaster Ron Darling has been reminded of when another generational Dominican hitter hit free agency.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Nov. 2024
There was even a small one in February (left-hander Bailey Horn from Cubs to Sox for right-hander Matthew Thompson) with the two current front offices in place.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Last offseason, the money saved on Ohtani was used to sign right-hander Tyler Glasnow to a $136.5-million extension after he was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
With all of baseball watching to see where free agent outfielder Juan Soto will sign, former Mets right-hander and current SNY broadcaster Ron Darling has been reminded of when another generational Dominican hitter hit free agency.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Nov. 2024
There was even a small one in February (left-hander Bailey Horn from Cubs to Sox for right-hander Matthew Thompson) with the two current front offices in place.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Last offseason, the money saved on Ohtani was used to sign right-hander Tyler Glasnow to a $136.5-million extension after he was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-hander
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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, 17 Dec. 2024
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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
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Then, at the end of the quarter, quarterback Aidan O’Connell was knocked out of the game and carted off the field with a knee injury and an air cast on his leg.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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But the general consensus was that O'Connell had sustained a season-ending knee injury.Valentina Martinez, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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This change may help partially explain some large swings in the data at individual schools.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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This year’s biggest swing was also one of the worst misfires, with early screenings prior to its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival portending critical and financial doom.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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South Shore Terrace's 2023 sales In 2023, South Shore Terrace served more than 100,000 beers, 15,000 non-alcoholic drinks, 25,000 orders of sidewinder fries, 5,500 orders of cheese curds and 5,000 pretzels.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
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Among them is a man who a month ago was bitten by a sidewinder rattlesnake near the desert resort city of Palm Springs.Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
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However, after entering into a questionable acquisition and overseeing an underperforming management team, stockholders would be well within their rights to question whether this is the right board to embark on this crucial search.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps that’s for the best, as residents and their guests get to take it all in almost immediately in the formal living room that’s just to the right of the foyer and features a black marble wood-burning fireplace next to walls dressed in a cobalt blue.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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Centrists accused the left of refusing to compromise.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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But history chooses unlikely heroes, and when a robot apocalypse descends upon their party, they’re forced to team up with Laura (Rachel Zegler), the most popular girl at school and a computer whiz in her own right, to save what’s left of the world.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 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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Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills – including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks – to his meaty role.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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The critical news, which may save Syria from a relapse into violence: Assad’s flight to exile in Moscow is a body blow to Iran’s ayatollahs and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, for whom Syria had critical importance.Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Washington fought back after absorbing the early body blow, using a 10-0 run to pull within 42-31.John Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-hander. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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