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Recent Examples of mallet
The neuronal structures sit on a mesh of electrodes, which capture neural signals to send to the mallets.
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
The Johnnies, notoriously secretive about their uniforms, made their entrance costumed as the tournament's grass croquet courts, complete with mini wickets, mallets, balls and clips.
—Tyrone Turner, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
On a cutting board, lightly pound with a meat mallet to even thickness.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
In the films, West’s son Saint is shown in a wrestling ring, using a mallet to fend off aggressors over the course of 30 minutes.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
The Johnnies, notoriously secretive about their uniforms, made their entrance costumed as the tournament's grass croquet courts, complete with mini wickets, mallets, balls and clips.
—Tyrone Turner, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
On a cutting board, lightly pound with a meat mallet to even thickness.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
In the films, West’s son Saint is shown in a wrestling ring, using a mallet to fend off aggressors over the course of 30 minutes.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
Noun
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During the exercises, a half-naked soldier was seen smashing a stone placed on a fellow soldier's back with a hammer.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Police said that John had been poisoned with prescription medication and Lois had been struck with a hammer and fatally stabbed in June 2019.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Opponents of the bill argue that in their quest for affordability, supporters have either picked the wrong villain — or, at the very least, approached the problem with a sledgehammer when what’s needed is a scalpel.—
Ben Christopher,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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In a matter of weeks, the Administration effectively took a sledgehammer to the agency, crippling its life-saving work, leaving thousands of Americans unemployed, and millions around the world who depend on American generosity struggling for survival.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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These trees should be pruned only during winter dormancy, when the sap-feeding beetles that spread Dutch elm disease are inactive.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Whether the knowledge comes from humans or beetles, the AGI wouldn’t especially care.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 May 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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Once Gottfried is sworn in, the two parties will have even strength on most committees, with co-chairs who will take turns holding the gavel, except for an oversight committee that Republicans will control to investigate fraud in government programs.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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Even without access to their own future picks, the Bucks are in such a bad spot that the only logical move is to bang the gavel on a Giannis bidding war and rebuild with the spoils.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Greer kicked him in the ribs, stomped on his head and picked up Snellings’ cane and hit the victim with it, Hoffman said.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2025
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Some carried their work briefcases, some American flags, some walked with canes, and others were pushed in wheelchairs…304,000 of them had been wounded in Vietnam.—
Stan Godlewski,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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