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
Monroe County High School students are chiseling a marble sculpture for America's 250th birthday, guided by an internationally renowned artist and supported by their community.
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Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
Past campaigns have included Natalia Vodianova and Margot Robbie in the company of topless, chiselled men.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
For all of the tall, fast, and chiseled elite athletes, there are a few who look, well, like the rest of us.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
On Ratboys’ previous album, The Window, Walla’s attentive and intuitive methods allowed the band to chisel away at its sound to uncover new dimensions.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
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Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
Past campaigns have included Natalia Vodianova and Margot Robbie in the company of topless, chiselled men.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
For all of the tall, fast, and chiseled elite athletes, there are a few who look, well, like the rest of us.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
On Ratboys’ previous album, The Window, Walla’s attentive and intuitive methods allowed the band to chisel away at its sound to uncover new dimensions.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chisel
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Ten miles away, members of the Navy's SEAL Team Six plucked the missing weapons system officer from the mountainside.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member who hid deep in the mountains as Tehran called for Iranians to help capture him.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Focusing on everyday shapewear, Yummie hugs instead of squeezes like traditional shapewear that can be extremely tight and constrictive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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All movies need a 45-day exclusive theatrical window, because small and mid-budget movies that hit streaming sooner are getting squeezed.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
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The chat room was on fire, because Magnus Carlsen had lost to the kid—Hans Niemann—and then implied that Hans had cheated.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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Most people would agree that cheating and planning a school shooting are hardly equal offenses, and Borgli doesn't totally stick the landing by sweeping Emma's past impulses under the rug.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Semi-screwed There’s a world in which Colby was the most screwed over by the rock draw — because Dee and Emily are friends who already played together, and both were aligned with Cirie — but that world is one in which he was not injured and likely limping out of the game anyway.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
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As if she’d been presented with a tidy, screw-like riddle from the Sphynx.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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The first film came out in spring 2020 when everyone was stuck at home during Covid.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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But when one song is so dominant that everything else disappears in its shadow, the label tends to stick.—
Ryan Brennan
April 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic leaks its code; Mercor stung by data breach.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Santos stung a volley from outside the box midway through the second half after juggling the ball with her knee, but Silkowitz dived to her right to push the ball wide of the post.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The crowd applauded when Rahm took the bag from Garcia and started carrying it himself as caddie Adam Hayes hustled to catch up to the players.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Senior forward Amanda Ratz, a first-year varsity player, hustled to get to the ball, and then the Huskies were off to the races on a counterattack.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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His snapper and one-timer are borderline elite and can cleanly beat goalies from anywhere in the offensive zone (the puck really rattles off his blade).—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Swedish winger snapped a shot from the high slot that beat Dostal glove-side for his team-leading 73rd point.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Chisel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chisel. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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