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Recent Examples of right-hander
Half the team will stay in Maryvale to host right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers while the other half will travel across the valley to face old friend Corbin Burnes and the Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields.
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Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
This was the first Arizona start for Corbin Burnes, the right-hander who signed as a marquee free agent with the D-backs this offseason on a six-year, $210 million deal that includes a player opt-out after the second year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Roki Sasaki, the hard-throwing rookie right-hander from Japan, is expected to follow him in the season-opening series in Tokyo.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The right-hander joined a new organization after being acquired by the Sox in March as part of the trade that sent pitcher Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
This was the first Arizona start for Corbin Burnes, the right-hander who signed as a marquee free agent with the D-backs this offseason on a six-year, $210 million deal that includes a player opt-out after the second year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Roki Sasaki, the hard-throwing rookie right-hander from Japan, is expected to follow him in the season-opening series in Tokyo.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The right-hander joined a new organization after being acquired by the Sox in March as part of the trade that sent pitcher Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-hander
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Only a small percentage of those players could survive Tyson's flurry of instant-knockdown uppercuts and emerge victorious with the undisputed World Video Boxing Association championship.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
9 Feb. 2025
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In Salt Lake, that’s the equivalent of an uppercut to the chin.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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But even when Kawhi Leonard (foot), Norman Powell (knee) and Ben Simmons start playing consistently and in the same game, the Clippers are going to need to do something about teams deciding that pushing the pace frequently softens their otherwise sturdy defense.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The company noted an improvement in demand for its U.S. hip implant and knee implant products which helped offset a decline in China.—
Chloe Taylor,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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On Friday, the Heat will continue a five-game road swing by visiting the Raptors before trips to Milwaukee and Indiana.—
James Jackson,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski in an online forecast said some of the biggest swings in temperature will occur over portions of the High Plains.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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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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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
Terry Parris Jr.,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Wrexham were vulnerable down their right over Christmas, with six out of seven goals coming from that area.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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On the left, underneath the clock, is a little battery icon that gives you a rough gauge of your charge.—
Brad Bourque,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
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On the left of team principal Fred Vasseur was the team’s future, Charles Leclerc, who has called Ferrari his home since joining the team in 2016 as part of its driver academy.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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When Cobra Kai completed its first roundhouse kick back in 2018, diehard fans of The Karate Kid movies of the ‘80s didn’t know what to expect.—
Demetrius Patterson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Archaeologists said as time went on a larger settlement was built, including the construction of a roundhouse and multiple enclosures, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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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.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 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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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-hander. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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