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Recent Examples of mallet
Lopatin used fast, percussive strikes to keep the score melodic, incorporating mallet strikes to mirror the ping-pong balls.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Harry sustained a hand injury from a mallet.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
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?
—Paul Rudnick, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 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
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Harry sustained a hand injury from a mallet.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
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?
—Paul Rudnick, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
Noun
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Suspect also accused in carjacking A felony complaint filed in Mount Vernon alleges Grier's boyfriend, 28-year-old Joveair Brice, beat her with a hammer, causing her death.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Now 130 subpoenas hammer anyone who ever probed him, while half of the Epstein files stay conveniently buried.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Three thieves used sledgehammers to perform a smash-and-grab at a popular Sherman Oaks mall on Wednesday evening, stealing jewelry and watches before fleeing the scene, authorities said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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During the April break-in, Brent said that Austin Lanz smashed through the back door with a sledgehammer, opened their blinds, and rummaged through their bed.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Abundant grass from last fall has dried out, and beetle infestations have killed thousands of pine trees, increasing fire risk.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps the first clue that guests are entering a ski factory is the ceiling, which is decorated with planks of aspen and beetle-kill pine wood, as well as Meier skis and snowboards.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Prop Ellis Genge was sin-binned for collapsing a maul — England's eighth yellow card in the tournament — and France was awarded a penalty try.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 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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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
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The final gavel will come down for the highest bidders on March 27.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Mar. 2026
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The state regulates 132 dams across Hawaii, most of them built as part of irrigation systems for the sugar cane industry, according to a 2019 infrastructure report by the American Society of Civil Engineers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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