blunt instrument
noun
: an object without sharp edges or points that is used as a club
He was hit over the head with a blunt instrument.
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ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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This is a blunt instrument approach which does not address how and why consumers are purchasing their treats.
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After all, this was a blunt instrument of a four-door that could keep up with some of the best sports cars of the day.
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The gang label has become a blunt instrument—an easy way to strip individuals of their rights.
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Her boozy, blustering sarcasm should be entered into evidence as a blunt instrument.
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By using tariffs as a blunt instrument, competition is stifled, reducing incentives for American firms to innovate and develop high-quality, low-cost products.
—Christopher S. Tang, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Despite their Moneyball makeover, torpedo bats remain, for now, a blunt instrument, largely superstition with a patina of data.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
This is a blunt instrument approach which does not address how and why consumers are purchasing their treats.
—Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
After all, this was a blunt instrument of a four-door that could keep up with some of the best sports cars of the day.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
Ripple’s legal team long argued that the SEC’s strategy wasn’t about upholding the law, but about using it as a blunt instrument.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,ari Levy, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
The gang label has become a blunt instrument—an easy way to strip individuals of their rights.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Her boozy, blustering sarcasm should be entered into evidence as a blunt instrument.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
By using tariffs as a blunt instrument, competition is stifled, reducing incentives for American firms to innovate and develop high-quality, low-cost products.
—Christopher S. Tang, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Blunt instrument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blunt%20instrument. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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