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Recent Examples of drumstick
The wings are served whole — drumstick and flat still connected — in a pool of thick, neon-orange sauce.
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Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Create a second loop around the ends of the drumsticks.
—Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
Other podiatrists at his practice report removing bullet fragments, a golf tee, a chicken drumstick, earrings, porcupine quills, gravel, and even a dead mouse.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 22 May 2025
In a recent interview with The Washington Post, McBride revealed that this meal, ordered at a Taco Bell and KFC in Wilmington, Delaware, consists of cheese nachos, five tacos, eight chicken tenders and three drumsticks.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Create a second loop around the ends of the drumsticks.
—Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
Other podiatrists at his practice report removing bullet fragments, a golf tee, a chicken drumstick, earrings, porcupine quills, gravel, and even a dead mouse.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 22 May 2025
In a recent interview with The Washington Post, McBride revealed that this meal, ordered at a Taco Bell and KFC in Wilmington, Delaware, consists of cheese nachos, five tacos, eight chicken tenders and three drumsticks.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumstick
Noun
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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger is a demon in thigh pads.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cali whispered into the phone for an hour, until Vic reached over Andy’s head and squeezed her thigh.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Injury report Right fielder Kyle Tucker sat out his third straight game with left calf tightness.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, who missed half of the 2024 season with what the team initially reported was a calf issue, landed on Thursday’s injury report with a calf issue.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After a couple shanks, Sanchez launches one on line.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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In Swift’s case, her large rock is bezel set on a split-shank gold band.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Drumstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumstick. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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