Thesaurus results for CHISELS

chisels

verb

present tense third-person singular of chisel

as in plucks

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 chisels This process chisels off new chunks of rock that will go on to do their own damage. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chisels

Verb

Trump sometimes plucks memes from a sprawling ecosystem of online conservative supporters, and sometimes his government staff produces them as part of their official messaging.

— Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of plucks

Verb

The low-rise waist sits comfortably on my hips and ensures that nothing squeezes my midsection, and the straight leg cut is incredibly flattering.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
Southwest squeezes past Carter-Riverside for the final berth, but both games could go either way.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of squeezes

Verb

The move, orchestrated by Everett to satisfy the demands of the company’s top-dollar backers, cheats Michael out of his stock options and equity in the company.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of cheats

Verb

David’s view The modern left is at its most powerful inside the Democratic Party after the party screws things up.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Loose hardware Give any bolts, brackets, and screws a quick once-over to make sure nothing has worked itself loose.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of screws

Verb

Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging her beeswax candles.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Despite concerns that chip stocks could be topping out as the industry hustles to boost supply, Wall Street thinks Micron still has plenty of room to run.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 June 2026

Definition of hustles

Verb

Instead of the cartoon alien who loves Oreos and beats up other alien bad guys, this run turns John Jones (FKA J'onn J'onnz) into an FBI agent who survives a suicide bombing and merges with an alien entity.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
The Magic 9 also beats the 17 Pro Max in sharpness and color reproduction.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026