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Recent Examples of mallet
Using a large mallet, the magician hammers the automaton, played in the film by a real-life human actor, into smaller and smaller sizes.
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G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026
To achieve this, place the breasts, one at a time, in a resealable plastic bag or between two sheets of parchment, and gently pound them with a meat mallet, rolling pin, or potato masher until evenly flattened.
—John Becker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
Some are clapperless, which means they must be struck with a mallet or drumstick and produce a sharp, solid tone.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Lopatin used fast, percussive strikes to keep the score melodic, incorporating mallet strikes to mirror the ping-pong balls.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
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G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026
To achieve this, place the breasts, one at a time, in a resealable plastic bag or between two sheets of parchment, and gently pound them with a meat mallet, rolling pin, or potato masher until evenly flattened.
—John Becker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
Some are clapperless, which means they must be struck with a mallet or drumstick and produce a sharp, solid tone.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Lopatin used fast, percussive strikes to keep the score melodic, incorporating mallet strikes to mirror the ping-pong balls.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
Noun
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On Sunday, a photo emerged on social media of an Israeli soldier wielding what appears to be a hammer or axe against the figure of a crucified Jesus Christ in the predominantly Christian town of Debel.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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But eventually, when the play had been running for almost a year, the complaints piled up and the morality hammer came down.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It was later revealed that the culprits allegedly used a homemade bomb and a sledgehammer to break into the museum.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Images of an Israeli soldier with a sledgehammer smashing the statue’s head emerged over the weekend, bringing widespread condemnation.—
Munir Ahmed,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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And this time, the pine beetle is showing up in ponderosa pine.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the beetle is surprised by the soft, smooth cave of the woman’s palm.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While many college corners lean on lax officiating to grab and maul, Johnson stays disciplined.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Play only stops if the ball goes out of bounds, there is an infraction or the ball is buried in a ruck or a maul — when the player with the ball is stopped, but not tackled and is joined by at least one player from his own team.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Since taking the gavel, Speaker Mike Johnson has argued that the War Powers Resolution as a whole is unconstitutional.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Through a mix of orders, shaming, and a whole lot of banging of the gavel, the octogenarian managed to avoid a nightmare scenario of one of his colleagues pummeling a witness.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Video footage of disabled military veterans—some in wheelchairs, others leaning on canes—being zip-tied and dragged out of the Capitol Rotunda for staging a peaceful, anti-war protest.—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Steinem entered the quietly buzzing room wearing all black and clutching a wooden cane painted with blue and pink birds in her right hand.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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