variants
or chiselled
variants
or chiselled
as in plucked
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 chiseled
Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Photo courtesy of Toyota The RAV4 is more chiseled and edgy, treading the line between utility and mainstream styling.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Aside from Bleachers, Antonoff has chiseled out a glorious career with Fun and as a producer.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
But Johnson has been historically vocal about the hard work required to build — and maintain — his large, chiseled frame.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Photo courtesy of Toyota The RAV4 is more chiseled and edgy, treading the line between utility and mainstream styling.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
The show brims with stories that once chiseled their way out of one determined Black, Indigenous woman’s heart and hands.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Aside from Bleachers, Antonoff has chiseled out a glorious career with Fun and as a producer.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiseled
Verb
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Many of the items for the set were quite literally plucked from her residence ahead of her Saturday Night Live performance at the end of last year.—
Angela Tafoya,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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Etna, a battle-scarred but kindhearted shepherd mix who was plucked from his home on the eve of an unspecified conflict in an unnamed country, has grown weary of war’s brutalities and longs to return to the coastal farm of his puppyhood.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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The driver’s side opens, releasing the thump of music and a tall, lean figure.—
Shyla Watson,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Emphasize lean sources of protein — such as beans, lentils and soy — and lean meats.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Freddie Freeman squeezed one inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning, his fourth home run in nine games (after hitting just one in the previous 35 games).—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The story of America’s lopsided home prices has often been pinned on the wealthy remote workers who squeezed home supply in the pandemic’s early days.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Verb
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In a sense, bees went from wild foragers to shift workers, clocking in for bloom season as beekeepers hustled them from farm to farm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Napoleon Solo hustled to first place at the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming out on top against 13 other horses in what is the race's biggest field in 15 years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Verb
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However, instead of wrapping up storylines neatly, the series' final episode created more questions, and left many feeling cheated of a firm resolution.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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There’s a rule and Saints cheated in the play-offs, a separate competition.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Verb
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In a season of difficult defeats, the Royals’ 10-9 loss to Detroit in April really stung.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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The loss stung for Granada Hills, which was trying to repeat as City champs after taking the title from the Colts last season.—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The same circadian system that morning sunlight activates can be reinforced or undermined by what’s screwed into your lamps for the next 14 hours.—
Allison Palmer
June 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Anybody who has too long a résumé is screwed.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
21 May 2026
Verb
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Kenny keeps getting stuck in the same situation.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The neighborhood Bairro Alto Hotel sits on the boundary of two of Lisbon’s most captivating districts, Chiado and Bairro Alto, with their steeply, sloping cobblestone streets and intriguing nooks and crannies, so you’ll never be stuck for something to see, a place to eat, or a boutique to browse.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Chiseled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseled. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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