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Recent Examples of drumstick
The Nashville hot apricot honey sauce served with the southern drumstick was a step too far for some.
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Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Then Bruce looked up and gestured with a drumstick.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Ina asks for 2 whole chickens, each with the backbone removed and cut into 8 pieces (two breasts, two thighs, two drumsticks, and two wings).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025
Billy wore green headphones and held up drumsticks in the air while Stamos smiled, wearing a matching green towel around his neck.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 9 July 2025
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Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Then Bruce looked up and gestured with a drumstick.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Ina asks for 2 whole chickens, each with the backbone removed and cut into 8 pieces (two breasts, two thighs, two drumsticks, and two wings).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025
Billy wore green headphones and held up drumsticks in the air while Stamos smiled, wearing a matching green towel around his neck.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumstick
Noun
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The major muscles worked include the quads, glutes, hamstrings, and hip adductors (muscles on the inner thigh).—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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The supermodel arrived at the Empire State Building on Thursday and stayed balanced through the strong gusts of wind with the help of a pair of sturdy thigh-high boots.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In recent months, however, wolves have been the center of controversy in the state’s northern cattle rangelands, where the Beyem Seyo pack killed more than 87 calves in about six months, leading state wildlife officials to euthanize four of them.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Christian Braun added 31 points, Aaron Gordon scored 20, and Jamal Murray — playing through a calf ailment — finished with 15 points and seven assists.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Homemade knives, called shanks, are plentiful inside the prison, several inmates said.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Start with a glass of stout and the Hungarian mushroom soup before moving on to either the pork shank, prime rib (the best in town) or Amish chicken for an entree.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Drumstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumstick. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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