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a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon
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Recent Examples of daggers
There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers.
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Willa Rubin, NPR, 1 May 2026
Many of the thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets brandished weapons including guns and daggers, while others waved Lebanese, Palestinian, Iranian and Hezbollah flags.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
That was plenty of time for SGA to reach into his bag of daggers and go right back at the Nuggets.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Most of the crowd is talking quietly among themselves, oblivious to Trevor Yeakley’s gaze, except for two men staring daggers right back at him.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Sam Hauser hit three of those six daggers early in the fourth and Derrick White hit two.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Played with underdog vulnerability by the British actor, Father Jud opens his arms to everyone and gets daggers in return.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
This shop, which features striking geometric styles, is attached to a museum that holds more than 2,500 objects—textiles, coins, daggers, and jewelry—collected by the owners’ late father.
—Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
There are the clever visual gags allowed by animation, like characters who quite literally shoot daggers at one another while locked in a glaring match; there are many jokes at the imperious, overconfident Marioneta’s expense.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Willa Rubin, NPR, 1 May 2026
Many of the thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets brandished weapons including guns and daggers, while others waved Lebanese, Palestinian, Iranian and Hezbollah flags.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
That was plenty of time for SGA to reach into his bag of daggers and go right back at the Nuggets.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Most of the crowd is talking quietly among themselves, oblivious to Trevor Yeakley’s gaze, except for two men staring daggers right back at him.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Sam Hauser hit three of those six daggers early in the fourth and Derrick White hit two.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Played with underdog vulnerability by the British actor, Father Jud opens his arms to everyone and gets daggers in return.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
This shop, which features striking geometric styles, is attached to a museum that holds more than 2,500 objects—textiles, coins, daggers, and jewelry—collected by the owners’ late father.
—Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
There are the clever visual gags allowed by animation, like characters who quite literally shoot daggers at one another while locked in a glaring match; there are many jokes at the imperious, overconfident Marioneta’s expense.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daggers
Noun
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Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Audiences are immersed in the horrors of the war, which was fought eyeball to eyeball by landless men wielding muskets, unreliable rifles and terrifying bayonets.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those ships, known for now as the FF (X), will be based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class national security cutters.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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More powerful laser cutters often need to be paired with external air pumps and filtration systems.—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
27 May 2026
Noun
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With simple syrup the clash of the liqueurs is too sharp, the flavor equivalent of swords clanging together.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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Damascus Steel Damascus steel swords became famous for their distinctive flowing patterns and exceptional performance in combat.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Noun
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There was a sudden flourishing of knives, blades flashing in the market lights.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Then, consider seasonal factors like heat and drought when adjusting the mower blades.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
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“Daggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daggers. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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