mallet

noun

Definition of malletnext
as in hammer

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Recent Examples of mallet But rarely does a job call for riding a horse while furiously swinging a mallet — and charging at Zendaya buried in the dirt up to her neck. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 May 2026 Slice each fillet into 3 thinner cutlets, then pound a bit thinner with kitchen mallet. — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 2026 Both can be paired with optional silicone mallet caps to prevent marking surfaces. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 28 Apr. 2026 Does someone’s head get crushed with a mallet? — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mallet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
  1. hammer
  2. sledgehammer
  3. beetle
  4. maul
  5. gavel
  6. cane
Noun
  • The Citrus Heights Police Department said on Monday that officers responded Sunday afternoon to a report of a man running from the mall with a bag and hammer following a robbery at a Kay Jewelers store.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Hammerheads stand out from other shark species by the distinctive shape of their heads, which stick out perpendicular to their bodies in the shape of, well, a hammer.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of hammer
Noun
  • In the 1970s, Disabled students in Berkeley took sledgehammers to curbs and built ramps themselves.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators on Monday were asking the public to help find masked suspects who used sledgehammers to smash display cases and steal more than $200,000 worth of jewelry at a store in Yuba City’s mall.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sledgehammer
Noun
  • Native to southeast Asia, the beetle has infested every continent bar Antarctica, according to a study published in the Journal of Pest Science in June, stowing away in wood products, live plants and packaging materials.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This year, Colorado State University has confirmed the beetle was found for the first time in Firestone, Ken Caryl, Parker and Colorado Springs.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of beetle
Noun
  • While Wales prop Ben Warren was in the sin-bin for an upright tackle, winger Kurt-Lee Arendse crossed and South Africa finished the humid night with a try from a lineout maul by flanker Paul de Villiers, the man of the match in his third cap.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • While many college corners lean on lax officiating to grab and maul, Johnson stays disciplined.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of maul
Noun
  • The work, depicting a judge in a wig striking a protester with a gavel, has cost Britain’s Ministry of Justice $67,000 in removal efforts so far, with another $48,000 spent on security and staff overtime while the work stayed up.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Sheindlin is officially passing the gavel to her son, Judge Adam Levy, in Adam’s Law.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of gavel
Noun
  • This is also the time to thin out crowded canes and remove any that are too weak to bear fruit.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There is no greater cautionary tale than Australia’s cane toads, whose now 200-million strong population continues to wreak havoc 91 years after being introduced to deal with the country’s cane beetle problem.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cane

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