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Recent Examples of mallet
The black-and-white films all feature 9-year-old Saint hitting wrestlers with a mallet, set to a new Ye album.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Then, pound the lid shut with a rubber mallet and store the paint upside down.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
Starting guard Jrue Holiday also sat out his fourth straight game with a mallet finger injury in his right pinky.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The Celtics, meanwhile, have been shorthanded of late, playing their last four games without starters Jrue Holiday (mallet finger) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Then, pound the lid shut with a rubber mallet and store the paint upside down.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
Starting guard Jrue Holiday also sat out his fourth straight game with a mallet finger injury in his right pinky.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The Celtics, meanwhile, have been shorthanded of late, playing their last four games without starters Jrue Holiday (mallet finger) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
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Read Next Texas 65-year-old fights back with hammer as 3 dogs kill her in backyard, TX cops say April 15, 2025 3:50 PM Read Next National 72-year-old shot dead by caretaker, MN family says.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2025
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The bronze door of St. Peter’s is half closed, and the bells are rung with a hammer.—
Paolo Armelli,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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With Elon Musk leading DOGE, Trump has tried to take a sledgehammer to government spending.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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One of the federal agents then takes a sledgehammer, breaks into the car window, and opens the car doors.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The adult beetles are visual running hunters that chase tiny mites.—
Kevin Gepford,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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In total, mountain pine beetles have damaged about 5,600 acres of forest.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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John Franklin-Myers mauls RT Rosengarten and gets sack, knocking Baltimore out of FG position.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
3 Nov. 2024
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Cama’s 7-point try box came in the 74th minute and was a result of the Legion muscling their way to a series of successful scrums, mauls and rucks before Cama punched it over inside the 5-meter line area.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2024
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The auction listing doesn’t list a price, but expect this car to fetch a sky-high gavel price.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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She was relegated to the cheap seats because her vote was needed to keep Johnson wedded to the gavel.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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An older man walking with a cane was also caught up in the scuffle and fell on his back.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Walking with a cane and recovering from a recent illness, Mr. Lev could not resist doing a little jig as stepped upon it to the cheers of friends and family.—
Dina Kraft,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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