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Why not cauterize a severed hand, add some just-for-fun cocktail rings, and then shatter the hand’s rigid bones with a hammer or mallet, which will allow the fingers to be wrapped around a colorful ceramic mug with a holly or mistletoe motif?
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Paul Rudnick, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The best way to break up the candies (and get out any aggression) is to smash them in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin or meat mallet.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
In his very first entrance, Boq (Ethan Slater) is seen slinging a mallet over his shoulder — a pose that mirrors the Tin Man’s signature stance with his axe.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
That final phase of gravitational wave emission is known as the ringdown phase because of its similarity to what happens to a bell when it’s struck with a mallet, clapper, or a jacquemart.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
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Paul Rudnick, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The best way to break up the candies (and get out any aggression) is to smash them in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin or meat mallet.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
In his very first entrance, Boq (Ethan Slater) is seen slinging a mallet over his shoulder — a pose that mirrors the Tin Man’s signature stance with his axe.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
That final phase of gravitational wave emission is known as the ringdown phase because of its similarity to what happens to a bell when it’s struck with a mallet, clapper, or a jacquemart.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
Noun
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The facility has 194 parking spaces and can seat more than 2,500 (1,908 seats in the grandstand, 508 in the berm overlooking the long throws area for javelin, hammer and discus and 200 seats by shot put).—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, King was found guilty of property damage after video captured him in Wells’ driveway wielding a hammer to smash the side mirror on Wells’ truck.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pham called 911and told police the suspects were armed with a sledgehammer.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Investigators allege the men used sledgehammers to break the store's front door, steal almost $11,000 worth of merchandise and then use a U-Haul pickup truck to escape.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Trimming oaks during winter prevents oak wilt, a fungal disease that spreads through the Nitdulidae beetle, which feeds on tree sap found in fresh wounds.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Two particularly damaging ones are the squash vine borer and cucumber beetle, both of which can kill or seriously damage plants.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Down four points with 70 seconds to play, and facing fourth-and-1 on Jacksonville’s 11-yard line, Buffalo called for a Josh Allen quarterback sneak, the claw-and-maul play commonly known as the tush push.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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After the House and Senate gavel in at noon, there will be brief floor sessions followed by adjournments.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday, one of Dior couture’s most robust collections went under the gavel in a three-hour-long auction at Le Bristol Hotel in Paris.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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Consider his Goodworth Sofa, inspired by classic English house cane furniture and reinterpreted in a cleaner, more relaxed way.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Her cane held in her right hand, on her left foot, a cast.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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