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Recent Examples of right-hander
The Chicago Cubs are closing in on a trade for Miami Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera, according to Bleacher Nation and others.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Chicago Cubs added Edward Cabrera to their rotation on Wednesday, acquiring the right-hander in a trade with the Miami Marlins in their first major offseason move.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Chicago Cubs added Edward Cabrera to their rotation Wednesday, acquiring the right-hander in a trade with the Miami Marlins in their first major offseason move.
—Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The right-hander generated a ground ball to get the force out at home in an extremely close call, and the very next pitch was a risky fly out tracked down by Andy Pages (who entered the game after the bases were loaded).
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-hander
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Sensing the YouTuber was finished, Joshua rocked him with a right uppercut early in the sixth.—
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The third-year lineman’s rush included a right uppercut through Barton’s right armpit.—
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Once at the hospital, doctors determined his legs would have to be amputated six inches below each knee.—
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The Magic played without Tristan da Silva (back spams) and Jalen Suggs, who missed a fourth straight game with a right knee contusion.—
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Mahomes threw a red zone interception that went 99 yards the other way for the biggest swing of a Week 5 road defeat to the Jaguars that the Chiefs dominated statistically.—
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Advertisement Marcos Falcone, a policy analyst focusing on Latin America at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, says that the swing in the market response is because, essentially, not much has changed.—
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The Honda moves forward, turning to the right.—
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Costco would add one right-in/right-out turn on Idaho 55, another on Hill Road, and a new roundabout on Hill Road, the traffic analysis said.—
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After hitting the three free throws, TCU threw an inbounds pass out of bounds with one second left.—
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The layout features a full page for notes on the left and, to the right, two days per page with horizontal space for tasks.—
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Biomechanical research clocks the sidewinder topping out at around 2.2 mph on the ground.—
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Another sidewinder on the deuce side had the same result.—
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The property was built on the site of an old steam locomotive roundhouse, and the original semi-circular stone wall runs through the new building.—
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Following a software update, the G1 recently performed side flips and has demonstrated kung fu-style moves, including punches, sweeping kicks, and roundhouse strikes.—
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The first late-game body blow came when the Bears faced a third-and-20 from the Packers’ 46-yard line with 3:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, trailing by 10 points.—
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Russia’s full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine in February 2022 dealt another body blow to the old order.—
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-hander. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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