as in poniard
a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon
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Recent Examples of dagger
In the Late Cretaceous, while dagger-toothed dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex dominated the land, giant marine reptiles called mosasaurs were thought to have ruled the seas unchallenged.
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Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Round Rock put in the dagger in the 70th minute when Carlee Deegan flicked a pass to Hernandez who made a nifty move to get free, then blasted a shot from 14 yards out, middle pitch, to give the Dragons a 3-1 lead.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Or were the Angels about to suffer a ninth-inning dagger?
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
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Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Round Rock put in the dagger in the 70th minute when Carlee Deegan flicked a pass to Hernandez who made a nifty move to get free, then blasted a shot from 14 yards out, middle pitch, to give the Dragons a 3-1 lead.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Or were the Angels about to suffer a ninth-inning dagger?
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dagger
Noun
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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
Noun
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Apart from the optical glass inside, the XC 13-33mm is all plastic, even the bayonet mount that attaches to the camera.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Some vehicles, however, have a bayonet-type attachment that uses two screws to hold the wiper in place.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Oxnard police shot a man who was allegedly armed with a machete and making threats outside of a restaurant on Monday afternoon.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Inside the Toyota, troopers allegedly found a gun, an SOG tomahawk ax and a 12-inch Sogfari black machete, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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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
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Erlanger teamed up with the brand to design a collection featuring two elegant high-heel styles — a sculptural stiletto and a platform heel — across 12 colorways, priced at $399.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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The $50 top features a small, red stiletto with the franchise's pitchfork heel embroidered on the chest.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, one person was arrested on suspicion of possessing a dirk or dagger, police said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Richardson, who is in federal custody, was originally charged with a felony count of criminal threats, a felony count of possessing brass knuckles, a count of possessing a dirk or dagger, all felonies, and a misdemeanor count of possession of a large-capacity magazine.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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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
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Forrest removed the cap of one and found a switchblade.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Police say Mendez-Marin was found with blood on his clothes and a bloody pocketknife at the scene.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa , Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Police said Gregory then pulled out a pocketknife, threatened to stab the juvenile and began stealing a PlayStation console and controllers.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dagger. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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