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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 -
Hailstones crash through glass like sledgehammers.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
Noun
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These small beetles are sometimes confused with ladybeetles (which feed on bean beetle eggs), thanks to their similar shape and black spots.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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What are Asian lady beetles Harmonia axyridis, also known as the Asian lady beetle, is a relatively new arrival to this country.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sourdough, multigrain, sprouted grain, pumpernickel, boules, baguettes, batons, the list goes on, but one type may rise above the pack.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
19 May 2026
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There used to be physical-comedy genius; there used to be simple, aspirational concepts; there used to be a passing of batons between past stars onto the next generation of them.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Use twine or soft plant ties to attach the branches or canes of sprawling and grabbing climbers to the support structure at regular intervals, tying securely but not too tightly.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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More to Explore Many of the human props—canes, top hats, desks—used in primate taxidermy became unfashionable in the first half of the nineteenth century, but there were still throwbacks.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Hundreds of people crowded the runway to greet Ali, pushing against a cordon of soldiers armed with truncheons.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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For the Civil Rights Movement, Alabama troopers lifting truncheons to beat marchers crossing Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When words lose their original meanings and are repurposed as verbal cudgels, the public sphere becomes a jungle of denunciation, intimidation, and even violence.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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While the conservative pushback and Trump’s cudgels are encouraging some companies to abandon formal DEI policies, analysts say an emphasis on diversity continues and is quietly evolving beneath the surface.—
William Becker,
The Hill,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Mallets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallets. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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