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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowie knifes
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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 -
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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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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There is only one NHL player who’s survived a cheetah attack, occasionally loses a few large snakes and once convinced Canadian customs to let through a collection of knives.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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The 14 students in The Kitchen tABLE are not only learning food prep skills and how to use various tools such as knives, but also how to grow fruits and vegetables in the program’s garden.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Bolt cutters were used to open a fence and gain access to a building.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Dip cutters in flour, cut and transfer cookies to cookie sheet.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Bowie knifes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowie%20knifes. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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