as in to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money
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Recent Examples of chisel
The three prisoners chiseled an escape route from their own jail cells and built makeshift, papier mâché heads.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the earliest pieces of evidence of using land to borrow goes back to the Code of Hammurabi, chiseled into stone almost 4,000 years ago.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The seven new Deluxe Shoreside Rooms debuted with the hotel's 2023 opening and feel as if they were chiseled directly into the rocky terrain.
—Marquita K. Harris, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
But Perkins uses James’s physicality—the actor is visibly chiseled—to signal to the audience that Hal is fully capable of confrontation, if and when needed.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the earliest pieces of evidence of using land to borrow goes back to the Code of Hammurabi, chiseled into stone almost 4,000 years ago.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The seven new Deluxe Shoreside Rooms debuted with the hotel's 2023 opening and feel as if they were chiseled directly into the rocky terrain.
—Marquita K. Harris, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
But Perkins uses James’s physicality—the actor is visibly chiseled—to signal to the audience that Hal is fully capable of confrontation, if and when needed.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chisel
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Adams plucked out Shakespeare’s lines and mounted them like gems in a finely wrought score.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Companies are still developing mining vehicles, but one method would be to use large tractor-sized machines that drive across the sea floor plucking up nodules and transporting them via long pipes to a ship on the surface.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Custom Container Living View 8 Images Custom Container Living has transformed a shipping container into an ultra-compact tiny house that squeezes a home for two into just 160 sq ft (14.8 sq m).—
Adam Williams
May 08,
New Atlas,
8 May 2025
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Auto dealers, squeezed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the industry, are already seeing a tighter supply of vehicles to offer buyers at a time when sticker prices for many models are set to climb. Pine Belt Subaru in Lakewood, New Jersey, normally receives 100 to 120 cars a month.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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Disgruntled attendees, many of them authors, said they felt cheated by event organizers, who failed to deliver on most, if not all fronts.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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In their stories about others, 92% chronicled how misfortune befell cheating partners, indebted friends, bullies and lousy coworkers.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Best Uses Due to their smooth, slippery surface, nonstick pans are ideal for delicate foods that are prone to sticking.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2025
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No calibration, no camera… just plug, stick, and go.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Suarez is getting stung here and there, but the last two rounds the challenger is landing a bit cleaner.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Additionally, getting stung by an Asian needle ant can be dangerous due to the life-threatening anaphylaxis that a sting can trigger.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2025
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The two hustled off to the airport Friday morning to meet with donors in Southern California.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2025
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Ellie hustles Dina into the nearest building, but her efforts to secure the formerly posh music venue is interrupted by a shaky Dina holding a gun on her.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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Rewind 12 months and the tussle at the top of the WTA Tour produced one of the most epic Madrid Open finals ever as Iga Swiatek beat Aryna Sabalenka in a match lasting over three hours.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Plenty of Caribbean islands are known for their beaches, but blissfully beautiful Antigua beats them all.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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“Chisel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chisel. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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