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Recent Examples of pocketknife
The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Ephron said Mayers put the gun back into his waistband to avoid attracting attention and was walking away when Ephron allegedly noticed Phillips had a pocketknife.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Ephron said Mayers put the gun back into his waistband to avoid attracting attention and was walking away when Ephron allegedly noticed Phillips had a pocketknife.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketknife
Noun
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Besides allowing for rapid, efficient construction, a modular approach turns data centers into a Swiss Army knife for ever-changing customer needs.—
Andrew Schaap,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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In August 1900, white civilians and white cops rioted as one, unleashing two days of indiscriminate attacks against dozens of Black Hell’s Kitchen residents using lead pipes, guns, knives, fists, and billy clubs in what remains one of the largest explosions of racist violence in city history.—
Erin Quinlan,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Other victims included Javier Castillo, 15, of Central Islip, who was befriended by gang members only to be hacked with a machete in the head, neck, torso and extremities in an isolated marsh.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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When the front desk clerk opened the door, Buxton threatened her with a machete, agency officials said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
26 June 2025
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The final dagger came from forward Alyssa Thompson in front of a crowd of 18,504 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Those are the choices facing America: Cutting benefits is a dagger pointed directly at the neediest Americans.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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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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Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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Baca, who has been leading these workshops since 2011, recalled a moment from one: Everett Cox, a Vietnam War veteran who had kept away from everything military for decades, responded to a prompt of action verbs by expertly stabbing and slashing with an invisible bayonet.—
Dina Litovsky,
New York Times,
19 May 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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But nobody is scuffing the dining table with their stilettos; no one is stargazing out in the garden.—
Kitty Ruskin,
Time,
26 June 2025
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The fashion designer wore her jacket as a minidress with fishnet tights and stilettos while the soccer icon opted for a suit with loafers.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
15 June 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 12 Jul. 2025.
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