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Recent Examples of mallet
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.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
They’re placed on or next to the body and struck with a mallet to release a calming vibration and mellifluous tone that eases muscles, sparking an immediately soothing effect on the nervous system and improving synaptic responses in the brain.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Wasuwan probed her model’s back and shoulders with a long bamboo stick, then tapped a block with a mallet on her stomach, producing a look of agonized bliss.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
One assailant wielding some sort of club or mallet struck CNN’s vehicle, shattering the rear window as our team sped off.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
They’re placed on or next to the body and struck with a mallet to release a calming vibration and mellifluous tone that eases muscles, sparking an immediately soothing effect on the nervous system and improving synaptic responses in the brain.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Wasuwan probed her model’s back and shoulders with a long bamboo stick, then tapped a block with a mallet on her stomach, producing a look of agonized bliss.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
One assailant wielding some sort of club or mallet struck CNN’s vehicle, shattering the rear window as our team sped off.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
Noun
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The man, David Wayne DePape, was sentenced to life in prison for the attack with a hammer that left Paul Pelosi bleeding and unconscious.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sourced from a military memorabilia trader in Dallas, Texas, the helmet was flattened in a press, rather than with a hammer, to preserve its original markings and imperfections.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Halfbacks no longer wear oversized shoulder pads that signal their utility as sledgehammers.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Three years later, thieves, armed with sledgehammers, stole it in an audacious five-minute heist from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill’s historic birthplace in the English countryside.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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One tactic foresters have tried is to release wasps that feed on the beetle, keeping the pest at bay while new trees have time to grow.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The lady beetle is known primarily as a tree-dwelling species, but it can be found on almost any plant where aphids occur.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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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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Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.—
Marcello Rossetti,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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The most complicated Audemars Piguet pocket watch in private hands will go under the gavel at Sotheby’s New York this December.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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So for now, redistricting watch has turned into gavel watch.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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To help your plants establish, make sure to get potted raspberries in the ground at least 4 to 6 weeks before frost is expected, or choose bare root canes, which are dormant and can be planted even later in the season, as long as the ground isn't frozen.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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While many families serve yeast rolls or buttery garlic bread alongside their main courses, the dinners eaten around the oak table of my childhood featured pillowy soft biscuits with a side of cane syrup.—
Ivy Odom,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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