as in poniard
a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon
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Recent Examples of dagger
Failing to closely examine the word being wielded like a dagger by one’s own white mother is a shame and a disappointment.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Like Cynthia notes, clearly the rift between Porsha and Shamea is bigger than the show, but from a viewer’s perspective, only one party continues to throw daggers.
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Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Digwa was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with a Sikh dagger and sentenced last week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
Frazer was found guilty of third-degree murder and possession of the instrument of crime — a seven-inch dagger that was found in her home after the slaying, the Inquirer reported.
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Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Like Cynthia notes, clearly the rift between Porsha and Shamea is bigger than the show, but from a viewer’s perspective, only one party continues to throw daggers.
—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Digwa was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with a Sikh dagger and sentenced last week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.
—
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Frazer was found guilty of third-degree murder and possession of the instrument of crime — a seven-inch dagger that was found in her home after the slaying, the Inquirer reported.
—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dagger
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Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.
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The Continental Army went into the battle with a two-to-one advantage in numbers, but when most of the American militia crumbled in the face of a British bayonet charge, Pumphrey's unit was outnumbered, Wise says.
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But one video posted to social media that appears to show a young man wielding a machete and counting down to the deadline has put migrants like Nyirenda on edge.
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After speaking with witnesses, officers learned that the man was involved in a verbal and physical argument with a woman and dragged her down the street while being armed with a machete.
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
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The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
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The $850 style is cut higher on the foot than a low-vamp pump, with a dramatic point, slim 100mm stiletto and small JC emblem at the back.
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Brown accessorized with stiletto sandals, tiny gold hoops, and a patterned headscarf, wearing her brunette waves loose.
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Police said Johnson was on probation for a previous conviction for possession of a dirk or dagger at the time of his arrest.
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Additionally, one person was arrested on suspicion of possessing a dirk or dagger, police said.
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It’s been a quarter century since the mostly Canadian supergroup New Pornographers sprang from the florid imagination of Carl Newman, a pop savant with an angel’s voice and switchblade wit.
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Forrest removed the cap of one and found a switchblade.
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Police allegedly found a pocketknife on him and a gun in the vehicle.
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Brown, 34, could face the death penalty in the killing of Zarutska, who was stabbed from behind with a pocketknife while seated and looking at her phone in an unprovoked attack on August 22, 2025.
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When the Republican Charles Sumner was struck down by a Southerner on the Senate floor, Raymond’s paper called for armed resistance by pistol, bludgeon, and bowie knife, if necessary.
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The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.
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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dagger. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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