as in poniard
a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon
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Recent Examples of dagger
Sebastian Berhalter, the son of former U.S. national team coach Gregg Berhalter, scored the dagger in the 85th minute to seal the win for Vancouver.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
And that’s where things stood until the ninth inning when Alvarez stepped to the plate and delivered a dagger.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
Researchers will also attempt to detect patterns of wear on the dagger, which could provide insights into how it was used.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Along with messer and dagger combat, El told me they’ve also felt empowered by studying HEMA grappling styles for self-defense.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 1 May 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
And that’s where things stood until the ninth inning when Alvarez stepped to the plate and delivered a dagger.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
Researchers will also attempt to detect patterns of wear on the dagger, which could provide insights into how it was used.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Along with messer and dagger combat, El told me they’ve also felt empowered by studying HEMA grappling styles for self-defense.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dagger
Noun
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Prosecutors showed the jury photos of victims with scars left by things including a bayonet, a burning cigarette and ropes.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
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Back on Lexington Common, British troops are sweeping forward, bayonets fixed.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
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The week before, another man high on meth armed with a machete threatened to chop the head off an employee’s three-year-old daughter.—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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So our list of regenerative agricultural practices that are suitable for the coffee sector are, for instance, to cut the arms with the scissor and not with the machete.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
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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.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Noun
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To top off this two-piece of dress pants and blazer with a side pocket embellishment, Hathaway added a white poplin shirt and accessorized with stiletto sandals with gold accents to match her gold evening bag and the Versace emblem.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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The former fashion model, the first practicing Catholic to serve as first lady since Jacqueline Kennedy, attended the April 26 service in a double breasted coat dress paired with a traditional veil, gloves and black stilettos.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Misdemeanor carry concealed dirk or dagger, 3000 block Ocean Front Walk, 1:18 p.m.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Carry concealed dirk or dagger – 400 block of Santa Fe Drive, 11:12 a.m. DUI – 0 block of La Costa Avenue, 3:32 a.m.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2025
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Several factors helped Mazin’s case then, but the black-and-white switchblade etched onto the showrunner’s forearm these days couldn’t have hurt.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Lumsden and his attorney only have theories about what could have happened: Could there have been a customs issue importing the switchblades?—
Sam Tabachnik,
The Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Swiss Army knife is a multitool pocketknife originally made by Victorinox.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
30 June 2022
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Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.—
Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
27 Oct. 2017
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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dagger. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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