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Recent Examples of chopstick
If grown in containers, allow the soil to dry out a few inches deep before watering; insert a chopstick into the soil to check moisture levels.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Keep an eye open for playful touches, such as conversation starters on the chopsticks, throughout.
—Kathleen Rellihan, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
On Tuesday’s flight, Starship’s 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster, which normally returns to land in its launch tower’s giant chopstick-like catch-arms, instead targeted the Gulf of Mexico waters after lofting Starship to space.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The Starship's launch booster, which SpaceX calls Super Heavy, successfully separated from the vehicle and for only the third time, executed a return to its launch site, where it was caught in mid-air by chopstick-like arms on its launch tower.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Keep an eye open for playful touches, such as conversation starters on the chopsticks, throughout.
—Kathleen Rellihan, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
On Tuesday’s flight, Starship’s 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster, which normally returns to land in its launch tower’s giant chopstick-like catch-arms, instead targeted the Gulf of Mexico waters after lofting Starship to space.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The Starship's launch booster, which SpaceX calls Super Heavy, successfully separated from the vehicle and for only the third time, executed a return to its launch site, where it was caught in mid-air by chopstick-like arms on its launch tower.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopstick
Noun
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Amazon quietly discounted dozens of top picks from Stewart’s collection, including Dutch ovens, knife sets, oven mitts, and more, with prices starting at just $8 and discounts going for up to 60 percent off.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The social media post was accompanied by emojis of a knife, an ax and red drops after the statement.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Return chicken and mushrooms to pan and cook, basting with sauce with a large spoon, until warmed through, about 1 minute.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fluff with a fork and set aside uncovered.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Mash five ripe bananas in a medium bowl—a fork works just fine.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2026
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It is finished out of left field with barely more than a teaspoon of sweet vermouth, offering just enough plush fruit and herbaceousness to keep it complex and interesting while keeping the overall sweetness very low.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2026
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Combine one 16-ounce bottle of isopropyl alcohol with a teaspoon of dish soap and 4 gallons of hot water to spread across your driveway.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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Dissolve 1 tablespoon of blackstrap molasses in warm water to make a magnesium drink.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
7 Jan. 2026
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Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a medium saucepan over medium.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Chopstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopstick. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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