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noun

plural of bayonet

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of bayonet

as in pikes

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Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets. — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026 Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles. — USA Today, 4 May 2026 Audiences are immersed in the horrors of the war, which was fought eyeball to eyeball by landless men wielding muskets, unreliable rifles and terrifying bayonets. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025 Soldiers were known to use bayonets, rocks, and even gunfire to get their cans open. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025

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Weary of seeing people pick their teeth with daggers, Cardinal Richelieu has knives blunted in royal France.

— New York Times, New York Times, 17 July 2026
In his first international meeting with England, Messi had a pair of assists on two late-match daggers that pierced through the hearts of Three Lions’ players and supporters.

— Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of daggers

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Now, Porsha is sharpening her knives before going in for the kill, adding a hilarious edge to an already delightfully macabre episode.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Joseph Henrichsen had an AR-15-style rifle and knives and claimed to have grenades, according to Brian Tosh, FBI acting special agent in charge.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

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Schmidt threw 15 pitches — all fastballs, cutters or sinkers — to Anthony Volpe and Ali Sánchez but threw breaking balls during his warmup.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Bambu also includes a surprisingly complete tool and maintenance kit with Allen keys, unclogging pins, spare filament cutters and wipers, extra screws, cleaning tools, and replacement wear items.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026

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