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Recent Examples of bodkin
The bodkins were helpful tools that could double as hairpins.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodkin
Noun
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Like Cynthia notes, clearly the rift between Porsha and Shamea is bigger than the show, but from a viewer’s perspective, only one party continues to throw daggers.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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Digwa was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with a Sikh dagger and sentenced last week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The assailant stabbed the pope with a bayonet, but the assassination attempt was unsuccessful.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Apart from the optical glass inside, the XC 13-33mm is all plastic, even the bayonet mount that attaches to the camera.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The shoes are set on an ultra-slim 120mm stiletto and incredibly steep heel that reveals the Loubi red of the iconic sole.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Kitten-heeled or stiletto-ed, red carpet step and repeating or traversing the city streets, Holmes has found a new, hard-working staple in the form of the thong sandal.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The employee was then stabbed in the stomach with a knife by Kierianna, prosecutors said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Now, Cecil always flies with the super slim bladeless pocket knife.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Fox pulled Mangione’s arms behind his back, handcuffed him, and removed the pocketknife.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
9 Dec. 2025
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Mangione had a small flashlight, a USB drive attached to a necklace, a pocketknife and thousands of dollars in $100 bills at the time of his arrest.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Police said Johnson was on probation for a previous conviction for possession of a dirk or dagger at the time of his arrest.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, one person was arrested on suspicion of possessing a dirk or dagger, police said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Noun
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The scale insects pierce through the thin bark of the beeches with a stylet and inject enzymes to help digest the plant material.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Bodkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodkin. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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