as in daggers
a long blade that is attached to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon in battle
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Recent Examples of bayonets
Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Soldiers were known to use bayonets, rocks, and even gunfire to get their cans open.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayonets
Noun
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This shop, which features striking geometric styles, is attached to a museum that holds more than 2,500 objects—textiles, coins, daggers, and jewelry—collected by the owners’ late father.—
Gayatri Shah,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are the clever visual gags allowed by animation, like characters who quite literally shoot daggers at one another while locked in a glaring match; there are many jokes at the imperious, overconfident Marioneta’s expense.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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It’s made of 100 percent solid acacia wood, which is great for cooking thanks to its water-resistant and durable finish that won’t dull your knives.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Packages of flying tortillas thrown at the wrong time, or pocket knives, would only hurt a reputation that Texas Tech has worked doggedly to change and show that the Red Raiders are at home on a national stage, and not the crazy drunk uncle ruining a holiday.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Oct. 2025
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Without access to many kitchen supplies, the women improvised, using wine bottles and shell casings as rolling pins and baking soda tins as cutters.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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To support the push, Dunhill added two cutters to its London atelier at Bourdon House, one specifically chosen for existing Middle Eastern client relationships.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Bayonets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayonets. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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