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mallet

noun

Definition of mallet

as in hammer

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Recent Examples of mallet Police also found knives, razor blades, box cutters and a mallet inside the bathroom. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 17 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for mallet

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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

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With heavy machinery in short supply, a volunteer worker wields a sledgehammer in the search of bodies at the complex.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
In the ensuing team meeting, both players had to hold a sledgehammer in each hand with their arms straight out.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sledgehammer

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If a figeater beetle ends up in your house, Windbiel-Rojas recommends gently putting it back outside.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of beetle

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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

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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

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