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Recent Examples of right-hander
The right-hander allowed two runs (zero earned) on three hits with five strikeouts and four walks in four-plus innings.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Houck’s rehab assignment was due to expire last week, but rather than activate or option the right-hander, the Red Sox returned him to the injured list.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
The right-hander appeared in one game, allowing two runs in two innings in Wednesday’s 10-2 win over the Colorado Rockies, and will now go back down to accommodate the returning Dobbins, who is scheduled to start Friday.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
The Aztecs also signed right-handers Carson Johnson and Bryce McKnight, both of whom pitched in relief under Vance at Arizona.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Houck’s rehab assignment was due to expire last week, but rather than activate or option the right-hander, the Red Sox returned him to the injured list.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
The right-hander appeared in one game, allowing two runs in two innings in Wednesday’s 10-2 win over the Colorado Rockies, and will now go back down to accommodate the returning Dobbins, who is scheduled to start Friday.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
The Aztecs also signed right-handers Carson Johnson and Bryce McKnight, both of whom pitched in relief under Vance at Arizona.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-hander
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André August Date: December 15, 2023 Result: 1st-round KO Details: Paul landed a devastating uppercut to end the fight.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Jey landed a big uppercut early in the match that knocked Gunther on his butt.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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This offseason, Diggs remains in recovery after dealing with knee concerns last season.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Following her knee surgery, she's been in a care center and is on a wait list to move into an assisted living facility.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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Willits, from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School, is a switch-hitter who is expected to develop a power swing.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Teach children to recognize coyotes and to go inside the house (do not run) or climb up on a swing or deck and yell if they are approached.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Biomechanical research clocks the sidewinder topping out at around 2.2 mph on the ground.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Another sidewinder on the deuce side had the same result.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Connecticut and 25 other states filed a lawsuit Monday to force the federal government to release $6.8 billion in education funds that states say the Donald J. Trump administration has no right to withhold.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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All retained their titles of prince and princess, but these titles will become personal and any future spouses or children will not have a right to them.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Drivers could simply raise their right hand to signal a move to the left.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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About all there is to Lyra is the bright star Vega, and a small parallelogram of much fainter stars just below and to the left of Vega.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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The Baltimore Streetcar Museum operates on its former Falls Road headquarters and announced plans to refurbish the line’s roundhouse.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
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This was like absorbing a roundhouse punch from Mike Tyson during Tyson’s prime.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of the nations’ long-simmering conflict.—
Jon Gambrell,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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For such a perfectionist, that must have been a body blow.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-hander. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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