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or chiselling
as in swindling
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or chiselling
as in squeezing
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 chiseling
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
The type of manual mining Ojibwe perform to obtain pipestone, however, involves crawling into small caves and careful chiseling by hand.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
Then the hard work began, like a sculptor chiseling a block of marble into a work of art.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
For 11 days starting in late January, downtown fills with ice and snow sculptures, lively parades, and some of the region’s most skilled carvers chiseling massive blocks into glistening scenes.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The dog dug through the snow, chiseling out her masterpiece as the couple stood back laughing at Nala's determination to keep the snowman out of the yard.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Jason Dawson of the Children's Cancer Centre chiseling the bricks around the time capsule.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
There’s an art to the hand-cutting and chiseling of the tiles which has been passed down through generations.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
The type of manual mining Ojibwe perform to obtain pipestone, however, involves crawling into small caves and careful chiseling by hand.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
Then the hard work began, like a sculptor chiseling a block of marble into a work of art.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
For 11 days starting in late January, downtown fills with ice and snow sculptures, lively parades, and some of the region’s most skilled carvers chiseling massive blocks into glistening scenes.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The dog dug through the snow, chiseling out her masterpiece as the couple stood back laughing at Nala's determination to keep the snowman out of the yard.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Jason Dawson of the Children's Cancer Centre chiseling the bricks around the time capsule.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiseling
Noun
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Her lawyers, Giuseppe Iannaccone and Marcello Bana, have denied there was a case of grand larceny, which would include fraud and swindling.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The solar sector has been grappling with a prolonged price slump and oversupply, squeezing margins even as leading producers continue to add capacity.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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For generations, Americans who wanted orange juice without the work of squeezing fresh fruit cracked open a can and watched a cylinder of frozen juice go ker-plunk into a pitcher.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nicknamed skimo, ski mountaineering combines uphill skiing (skinning), technical climbing (bootpacking) and downhill skiing.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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Once the animal gets to the processor, the first thing that happens is the skinning process.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Nov. 2025
Verb
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According to its website, Butcher & Singer is an homage to the glitz and class of 1940s Hollywood, reaching into the past, plucking the best and brightest aspects of a bygone era.—
Courtney Cherry,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Bills scooped up a second Broncos assistant in as many days, plucking Jim Leonhard to lead Joe Brady’s defense.—
Torrey Hart,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her defrauding of the Foundation, however, surpassed that figure as FBI agents dug deeper into her theft.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Dec. 2025
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And what could be more legitimate of a cause for removing a governor of the nation's central bank—which is, among other things, the lender of last resort to the country's financial institutions—than the alleged defrauding of those very financial institutions?—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If out of work, hustling this week and next could open doors.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Students were hustling around campus, coming and going on the penultimate Saturday of the semester.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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An honor council, comprised of administrators, teachers, and members of the student government, would sit in judgment on cases of alleged cheating.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the wake of the cheating, FIS has modified its rules and brought in a coordinator to oversee screening of gear and hired former Austrian ski jumper Mathias Hafele to work as equipment expert.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Nevertheless, on a clear if cold day the three walked through several inches of snow, screwing in the new signs.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Cattano suggests screwing mug hooks into the bottom of kitchen cabinets to utilize that space between the cupboards and the countertops.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Chiseling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseling. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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