jackknives

plural of jackknife

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackknives
Noun
  • Another problem is that Mateta, for all of his goalscoring exploits, does not score many headers.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The coverage will include Wednesday night double-headers, a dedicated pregame show and a postgame studio show.
    Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The Last Drop Distillers was founded by spirits industry veterans Tom Jago and James Espey in 2008, with a focus on finding and bottling the literal last drops of rare spirits from around the world.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In a country this size, airports can be a hassle, far from city centers and bogged down by long security lines, delays, and baggage drops.
    Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Soldiers were known to use bayonets, rocks, and even gunfire to get their cans open.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities are urging the public to avoid open areas and to be alert to structures, trees, and power lines due to the risk of falls and accidents.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Now, as falls turns to winter, some states are warning that funding for low-income heating aid is being delayed because of the federal government shutdown.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Homemade knives, called shanks, are plentiful inside the prison, several inmates said.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
  • With violence, or the threat of it, being so pervasive in today’s society, many young people now carry knives out of fear for their own safety, Alexander said.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Jackknives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackknives. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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