as in poniard
a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon
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Recent Examples of dagger
So the humiliation of knowing his family was right is yet another dagger in all this.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
Unfortunately, we got hemmed in, and then (Stone’s goal) was a dagger, too.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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.
—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
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
Unfortunately, we got hemmed in, and then (Stone’s goal) was a dagger, too.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dagger
Noun
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Baca, who has been leading these workshops since 2011, recalled a moment from one: Everett Cox, a Vietnam War veteran who had kept away from everything military for decades, responded to a prompt of action verbs by expertly stabbing and slashing with an invisible bayonet.—
Dina Litovsky,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Prosecutors showed the jury photos of victims with scars left by objects including a bayonet, a burning cigarette and ropes.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There, several members yanked Junior out of the deli and butchered him with knives and a machete.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Marshall Roper still has a scar on his face from where he was slashed by a machete during the invasion of his tobacco farm in 2000.—
Ish Mafundikwa,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 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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Jenner chose a cropped orange leather jacket, with a white buttoned neck and zipped sleeves, keeping the rest of her outfit simple with a super cropped white t-shirt, black leather tie-waist pants, and white stiletto pointed pumps.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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The run of shoes also included loafers in a variety of styles, from embroidered to velvet and suede, as well as slingback heels, stiletto pumps with a pointed toe, and espadrille sneakers.—
FN Staff,
Footwear News,
28 May 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
Noun
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Jackson said Burgin threatened her with a handgun and also has a rifle and a switchblade, the filing says.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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The agency shares that knives of any length, including switchblades, are not permitted on board aircraft and through TSA checkpoints.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
Noun
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While the Swiss Army knife and similar pocketknives were banned after 9/11, in recent years, some policy changes, such as by the FAA, now allow small knives on commercial planes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The Swiss Army knife is a multitool pocketknife originally made by Victorinox.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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