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Recent Examples of right-hander
An unlikely combination of right-hander Gavin Hollowell, lefty Caleb Thielbar and right-hander Trent Thornton kept the Padres off the board over the final 2 2/3 innings to keep the game tied for the Cubs’ offense.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
The Padres had used an opener in front of the right-hander in his previous two outings.
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CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Philadelphia Phillies have watched a handful of former players find opportunities elsewhere after exits over the course of this season, but none have made an impact with their new teams as quickly as right-hander Bryse Wilson.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The Mets optioned right-hander Tobias Myers to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, recalling right-hander Joey Gerber to take his place.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
The Padres had used an opener in front of the right-hander in his previous two outings.
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CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Philadelphia Phillies have watched a handful of former players find opportunities elsewhere after exits over the course of this season, but none have made an impact with their new teams as quickly as right-hander Bryse Wilson.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The Mets optioned right-hander Tobias Myers to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, recalling right-hander Joey Gerber to take his place.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-hander
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The first swing was a powerful uppercut, the type of grown-man hack synonymous with no-doubters and moonshots.
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Femi went for a chokeslam, but Uso countered with a superkick and an uppercut.
Noun
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In one especially surreal moment, the man got down on one knee and appeared to propose.
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Kuznetsov then appeared to pull an engagement ring out of a backpack, get down on one knee and propose to Nikolau.
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San Diego’s manager Craig Stammen and coach Ryan Goins were ejected three pitches into the game after arguing a check-swing call.
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Every baseball game has multiple turning points — times when a swing being a split second sooner or a fraction of an inch higher could change everything.
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The legal action is part of a broader series of disputes in the streaming industry over carriage rights, bundling requirements and pricing control.
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Receiving a pass right in front of the goal, Gabriel Martinelli tapped the ball with his left foot to his right and scored a goal into the far side of the net.
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Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
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Republicans have sought to cast Talarico as too far to the left for Texas, highlighting his past statements on gender and other issues.
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The sidewinder, or the side volley as some like to call it, is the modern way for a goalkeeper to distribute a ball out of the hands.
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There’s a hydraulic rebound control suspension and a sidewinder mode for diagonal crawling.
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In the 2000s, the museum began converting a historic roundhouse that was once used as a horse stable into its current incarnation as an event and exhibition space.
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Recent viral videos of a bot in a clown wig roundhouse kicking a small child, or another dancing bot breaking a spectator’s nose, are testament to that.
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The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.
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The defeat was a significant body blow to Arsenal’s aspirations, but City’s 1-0 victory over Burnley can strangely be viewed in a positive light for them.
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-hander. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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