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Jonas was backed on to the ropes in the second, felt the power of a counter left, then stumbled when caught by a right.

From BBC

Something you can follow like a rope in the dark, to give you a reason to get up in the morning or, for him, the night.

From Salon

Both men then hit the canvas in the eighth round, grappling before tumbling and almost falling through the ropes in a bout that was occasionally chaotic but always watchable.

From BBC

Whittaker was backed up on to the ropes in the fifth round but also seemed to pull Cameron towards him as the pair locked arms and tumbled over the ropes.

From BBC

First, using leftist-sounding language helps them rope in gullible people, both to take their money and, in many cases, to radicalize them.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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