Thesaurus results for CHISEL

chisel

verb

Definition of chisel

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 This process chisels off new chunks of rock that will go on to do their own damage. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 for the first time in 2010, and the rocket soon chiselled itself a place in spaceflight history. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The story of this sport is told inside that room — in so many ways, through the tales chiseled into those plaques and the portraits of the men who weaved those tales. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026 For Yard Act’s 2022 debut, The Overload, the quartet chiseled flamboyant caricatures of British life and portrayed their flawed country with an abrasive, punishing tone. — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for chisel

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Verb

The Royals plucked manager Matt Quatraro from the Rays organization in 2022.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
The Orioles plucked Jared Banner from the Cubs to be their new general manager under Mike Elias.

— Josh Tolentino, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pluck

Verb

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil artery between Iran and Oman, has sent oil and gas prices on the uptick, squeezing Americans at home.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Drain collard greens and squeeze gently to remove excess water.

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

Slide that bit in and simply hold it to the screw head, and the driver then uses its powered head to screw or unscrew it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
These are games with names that have become synonymous with the sport, but lately, our corporate overlords have decided to screw with another tradition that is nearly universally loved by college fans.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of screw

Verb

The untraditional layout stuck first gear off to the side, making the 2-3 shift most likely to be often reached for under hard use easier to crack off.

— Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
Watch Duty exploded in popularity by providing up-to-the-minute firefighting updates, fire perimeters, and on-the-scene reports to people previously stuck navigating a fractured system of emergency alerts that gave minimal information.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of stick

Verb

Back in the mind-mansion, Ultron doesn’t admit Thomas stung him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
The rich have been stung by a surprise 20% tax on their offshore wealth, much of it squirreled away in trusts in Hong Kong and Singapore, triggering a new rush for foreign passports.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of sting

Verb

This was the teams’ first meeting at T-Mobile Arena since Arizona beat UCLA in the 2023 Pac-12 tournament final for the second year in a row.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
With quarterback Baker Mayfield going 0 for 3 passing, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-0, producing one of the NFL’s strangest box scores in decades — and winning a game in a manner that had essentially disappeared from modern football.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

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