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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
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Meyer added some evil vampires to the mix for menace and invented a chiseled teenage werewolf to serve as an alternate love interest–cum–third wheel (sparking the Team Edward vs. Team Jacob face-offs that divided a generation’s worth of slumber parties).
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
His face is so meticulously chiseled.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The chiseled, athletic Chicago native looked the part at 6-foot-4, 253 pounds, and evolved into a role the Gators needed.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Meyer added some evil vampires to the mix for menace and invented a chiseled teenage werewolf to serve as an alternate love interest–cum–third wheel (sparking the Team Edward vs. Team Jacob face-offs that divided a generation’s worth of slumber parties).
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Adjective
The meaning of life is not chiseled on stone tablets, nor in what your dad told you growing up.
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
His face is so meticulously chiseled.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiseled
Verb
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The landscapes feel plucked from an epic poem, and centuries of battles, folklore, and ancient clans set the tone for a vibrant culture steeped in history.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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Tradition meets contemporary design with this sculptural vessel that looks like it was plucked from a contemporary art exhibition.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Without any additional hesitation, McMillian hustled over to the white backdrop to pose alongside Curry.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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And before the card shop owner from Lexington, Kentucky, could introduce himself to the NBA player, the 6-foot-7 LaRavia hustled over and beat him to it.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Get a lean, mean cleaning machine for less thanks to these Prime Big Deal Days robot vacuum and mop deals.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Whether a proliferation of new Gatorade products runs counter to the leaner assortment Elliott wants to see across drink brands remains to be seen.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Freeman took rookie Chad Patrick deep for the first Dodgers run, and his teammates squeezed a second run out of Brewers closer Abner Uribe in the ninth.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The iPhone 17′s margin could also be squeezed by an unfavorable product mix and a higher bill of materials cost.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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James' office probed allegations that the organization inflated the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheated lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Learn about the latest scam that has cheated companies out of millions.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Plus, the buttery-soft Nulu fabric truly cannot be beat, whether you’re headed to yoga or gearing up for a long-haul flight.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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In May 2025, an independent investigation found that African Parks rangers had raped, beat and tortured indigenous people.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This screwed a lot of people over.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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Both have magnets screwed to one end for attaching the corresponding front or top panel, and both are filled with a multi-spaced bracket for installing 120mm to 200mm fans.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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In the first photo, the blended family could be seen dressed in red and black as Kourtney stuck her tongue out and Landon and Alabama, 19, flipped off the camera.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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As birth rates slow and not enough people are being born to sustain growth, commercial real estate is also stuck in place, unable to meet modern needs.—
Amachie Ackah,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Chiseled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseled. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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