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Recent Examples of mallet
After placing the chicken between sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, use a meat mallet or rolling pin to help flatten the chicken to a uniform thickness.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Using a large mallet, the magician hammers the automaton, played in the film by a real-life human actor, into smaller and smaller sizes.
—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
Clapperless cowbells can come with a wooden mallet and are used as musical instruments.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Using a large mallet, the magician hammers the automaton, played in the film by a real-life human actor, into smaller and smaller sizes.
—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
Clapperless cowbells can come with a wooden mallet and are used as musical instruments.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
Noun
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Manny's Deli employees told CBS News Chicago that overnight workers had heard the glass break and saw a person with a hammer run into a white sedan.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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On finding his magical hammer there he is given back his godly powers and returns to his home planet to protect it from an attack by his wayward brother, played by British actor Tom Hiddleston.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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The men found information on target businesses and used pry bars and sledgehammers to break into buildings and open safes that stored pull-tab proceeds, the complaint states.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
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Then there is Illan Meslier, the former first-choice goalkeeper who sent a message as subtle as a sledgehammer with his extended farewell to Elland Road last weekend.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Noun
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But, luckily, the asparagus beetle wants nothing to do with your basil thanks to its strong fragrance.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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If each female cucumber beetle – assuming half are female – had 110 rootworm larvae, the typical brown bat colony would prevent the production of 33 million rootworms.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Despite losing winger Francesca Granzotto to the sin-bin for a tip tackle, Italy secured victory when the pack walked a maul 15 meters and laid on a try for player-of-the-match flyhalf Veronica Madia with 11 minutes left.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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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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But in a matter of days, the race for control of the House — and the speaker’s gavel — was dramatically reset by back-to-back court rulings that wiped out the Democratic gains in Virginia and now threaten to erode Black representation by Democrats in the Deep South.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Two more of his former grails will go under the gavel at Phillips New York this summer.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Most were put to cutting sugar cane and feeding the boiling houses, where the syrup was reduced over open fires, alongside coffee, cotton and indigo.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Instead of struggling to get your cane from the overhead bin or waiting for a flight attendant to get it from a plane closet for you, consider this folding cane that can fit under the seat in front of you.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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