Thesaurus results for CHISEL

chisel

verb

Definition of chisel next

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 religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone. —

CBS News, 1 May 2026 The hood looks chiseled, and the whole silhouette gives a very boxy feel. —

New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026 Charlotte has the assets to chisel its way into the acquisition conversation over the next two months, leaving Peterson in solid position to make some upgrades and possibly tweak the Hornets’ roster makeup to increase the physicality necessary to hang with some of the NBA’s top teams. —

Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 Moyes knows this squad well, both its strengths and weaknesses, and has become adept at chiselling out points on his travels. —

Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chisel

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There’s no foraging, no organic garden to pluck basil and chili peppers from, no local butchery next door…and if there isn’t enough food flown in to account for multi-day weather delays?

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
The aftermath of one of Otto’s decisions gives Beever as Léna some rich material to work through, but strands Machado-Graner to an extent, including in a short subplot that feels like it was plucked from an entirely different screenplay.

— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026