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Recent Examples of pocketknife
When the juveniles returned to take a picture of the vehicle’s license plate, Mumme allegedly exited the building and confronted them with a pocketknife, police said.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Inside his bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
After investigating, police learned a man, later identified as Robert Dean, of New Mexico, came up behind the victim and stabbed him with a pocketknife in an unprovoked attack, officers said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Officers also recovered 11 orange pills believed to be Adderall and a pocketknife from Tracy’s pocket.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2025
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Inside his bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
After investigating, police learned a man, later identified as Robert Dean, of New Mexico, came up behind the victim and stabbed him with a pocketknife in an unprovoked attack, officers said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Officers also recovered 11 orange pills believed to be Adderall and a pocketknife from Tracy’s pocket.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketknife
Noun
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Just as a chef hones a knife daily to keep it prime—rather than waiting for it to dull and require the destructive act of sharpening—organizations can hone their approach to AI in ways that are less risky, more resilient, and ultimately faster and more effective than transformation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The film’s final reveal is one last turning of the knife in Lapid’s incisive, combustible critique of a country ensnared in the delirium of war.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hacking a path through dense jungle with a machete.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bohler is reportedly accused of approaching Rakeem Tayquon Young, 34, while Young was walking his dog, Chanel, and pulling out a machete while threatening to kill the animal.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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When Grimes rose up over Tre Mann and completed the rally with his dagger three, Joel Embiid sprinted off the bench with a huge smile on his face, and the entire bench joined him.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Some 78 yards later, Brown had a touchdown that his quarterback and coach would call the dagger in a 42-17 unexpected laugher at KU.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025
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Jackson said Burgin threatened her with a handgun and also has a rifle and a switchblade, the filing says.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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The agency shares that knives of any length, including switchblades, are not permitted on board aircraft and through TSA checkpoints.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
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Security and prosperity proved strong enticements to accepting imperial rule, even if those benefits came at the point of a bayonet.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The lens ships with front and rear caps, a reversible hood with a push-button release for its bayonet lock, and a soft carrying pouch.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Noun
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Cut-off shorts were worn long and paired with stiletto boots, while baggy jeans featured intricate lattices of cutouts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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The back-to-back pointed toes reflect a clear preference for structured, stiletto silhouettes this week.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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When the Republican Charles Sumner was struck down by a Southerner on the Senate floor, Raymond’s paper called for armed resistance by pistol, bludgeon, and bowie knife, if necessary.—
Matthew Karp,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.—
Jon Grinspan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2024
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“Pocketknife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketknife. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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