daggers

noun

plural of dagger
as in bayonets
a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon

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Recent Examples of daggers Discordant keys fly like daggers while snares trip over bass thuds; there’s a jazzy piano interlude, and then a murderous hard-rock siege razes the mix to the ground. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026 A couple of daggers to the heart doomed both the Ravens and the Bills last winter. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The painting, now owned by MoMA, shows a mélange of people—soldiers, civilians, field workers—and animals, as well as daggers. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The story delivers tender and tragic daggers to the heart through a series of unsettling encounters that expose the awkwardness of puberty. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 True to form, Bladee’s daggers land with a delivery as sweet and honeyed as mead in his ethereal voice. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 In his first international meeting with England, Messi had a pair of assists on two late-match daggers that pierced through the hearts of Three Lions’ players and supporters. — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 16 July 2026 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 There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daggers
  1. bayonets
  2. cutters
  3. swords
  4. blades
Noun
  • Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of bayonets
Noun
  • Costume designer Libby Dempster works with a variety of artisans, including a weaver, the armory department, the jewelry department, pattern cutters, a textiles team and a breakdown team, who make the clothes look worn in.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But actually, Peacock was also finding new audiences, like cord cutters or people who maybe didn’t grow up watching NBC or some of our cable networks.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of cutters
Noun
  • Like any good high fantasy, Splintered Harmony really goes heavy on the importance and mystery of swords.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Blades Brown is a big swords guy, allegedly When your first name is Blades, you're destined to play golf at some level.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of swords
Noun
  • To mitigate risks, the study recommends shorter inspection intervals for blades exceeding 2,000 flight cycles, along with real-time monitoring of engine vibration and exhaust gas temperatures.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Furthermore, neither the grill nor the fan blades themselves are showing the dust that typically accumulates on long-running fans.
    — John Alexander, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
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