Thesaurus results for DAGGER

dagger

noun

Definition of dagger

as in poniard

a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon

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Recent Examples of dagger 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 Messi delivers the dagger Despite thoroughly controlling most of the match, the result was still in doubt late in the second half as Argentina squandered a few opportunities to increase its lead. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026 After Jude Bellingham netted Saturday’s first goal in the 62nd minute — snapping an England scoring drought that had lasted for more than three halves — Bellingham set up Kane’s header, which served as the dagger. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026 Activities found every weekend at the Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire include axe or spear throwing, archery, dagger tossing, a Fight the Knight Challenge and a scavenger hunt. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dagger

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Noun

This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears.

— John Tufts, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2017

Definition of poniard

Noun

Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.

— Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
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.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 June 2026

Definition of bayonet

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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.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
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.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of 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.

— Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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.

— Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024

Definition of cutlass

Noun

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.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Brown accessorized with stiletto sandals, tiny gold hoops, and a patterned headscarf, wearing her brunette waves loose.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 June 2026

Definition of stiletto

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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.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Forrest removed the cap of one and found a switchblade.

— James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Definition of switchblade

Noun

Police allegedly found a pocketknife on him and a gun in the vehicle.

— Mamie Bah, CBS News, 30 June 2026
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.

— Andy Buck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Definition of pocketknife

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