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Recent Examples of dirk
Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
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
California, which is also in the Ninth Circuit, bans the possession of an even wider assortment of bladed weapons, including dirks, daggers, ballistic knives, belt buckle knives, lipstick case knives, cane swords, and more.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
On Tuesday, Adam Abdul-Jabbar was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of carrying a dirk or dagger and three enhancements of inflicting great bodily injury, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
—Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2020
From 2014 to 2016, Tabares bounced in and out of Orange County jails for misdemeanor convictions including disturbing the peace, carrying a dirk or dagger, possession of an opium pipe and resisting arrest.
—Hannah Fry, Daily Pilot, 28 Sep. 2017
The battle fades around them as the two engage in an intimate fight to the death: BJR stabs Jamie in the leg and Jamie forces his dirk into Black Jack's side.
—Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Sep. 2017
Daggers, dirks, throwing knives, swords and machetes.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017
Male, 48, arrested, South 14th and Main streets, carry concealed dirk or dagger.
—Ramona Sentinel, 26 July 2017
Noun
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
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
California, which is also in the Ninth Circuit, bans the possession of an even wider assortment of bladed weapons, including dirks, daggers, ballistic knives, belt buckle knives, lipstick case knives, cane swords, and more.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
On Tuesday, Adam Abdul-Jabbar was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of carrying a dirk or dagger and three enhancements of inflicting great bodily injury, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
—Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2020
From 2014 to 2016, Tabares bounced in and out of Orange County jails for misdemeanor convictions including disturbing the peace, carrying a dirk or dagger, possession of an opium pipe and resisting arrest.
—Hannah Fry, Daily Pilot, 28 Sep. 2017
The battle fades around them as the two engage in an intimate fight to the death: BJR stabs Jamie in the leg and Jamie forces his dirk into Black Jack's side.
—Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Sep. 2017
Daggers, dirks, throwing knives, swords and machetes.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017
Male, 48, arrested, South 14th and Main streets, carry concealed dirk or dagger.
—Ramona Sentinel, 26 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirk
Noun
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The announcement follows a string of teasers, including a cryptic video shared on social media last week that showed Florence Welch digging a hole in a field with a dagger and then screaming into it.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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The shot brought back memories of Ionescu’s clutch WNBA Finals Game 3 dagger last fall at Target Center.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
15 Sep. 2023
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Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.—
Mallory Creveling,
Health,
3 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Made In brought the chef knives, crafted in France with denim knife handles, and backed by chefs Daily and Greg Ryan, founders of Bells Restaurant in Los Alamos, CA.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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View gallery - 14 images With retail prices starting under 20 bucks, and a sleek, simple combination of wood handle, hard steel blade and no-fuss twisting ring locks, Opinel knives are one of the true ageless classics of the folding knife market.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.—
CNN,
CNN,
2 Nov. 2022
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Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.—
Lily Katzman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2020
Noun
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Thousands of departments have received items ranging from armored vehicles to assault rifles to bayonets.—
Abigail R. Hall,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2025
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In the artwork, a militiaman cradles the dying revolutionary, holding out his hand to stop a British soldier from stabbing Warren with a bayonet.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Clemons is perfectly fine as a backup, contrary to popular belief; he’s just not suited for a bigger role like he was thrust into last year.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Known for black-and-white portraits, nudes and LGBTQ+ and BDSM themes, Mapplethorpe was thrust into national art and censorship debates during the 1980s and 1990s.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Aug. 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
Verb
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However, in Cambrai, a girl who had reported being pricked with a syringe actually had only been scratched in a crowd, La Voix du Nord reported.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Twelve suspects have been arrested in France following 145 people across the country claiming they’d been pricked with syringes during a nationwide music festival over the weekend, according to several reports published Monday.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirk. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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