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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketknives
Noun
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Despite its reputation as a safety hazard when not in the hands of a professional chef, a mandoline makes prep work faster, easier, and more precise than a set of knives alone.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Bionca Ellis, 34, stole two knives from the Volunteers of America Thrift Store next to the Giant Eagle supermarket in North Olmsted on June 3, 2024, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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This shop, which features striking geometric styles, is attached to a museum that holds more than 2,500 objects—textiles, coins, daggers, and jewelry—collected by the owners’ late father.—
Gayatri Shah,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are the clever visual gags allowed by animation, like characters who quite literally shoot daggers at one another while locked in a glaring match; there are many jokes at the imperious, overconfident Marioneta’s expense.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Soldiers were known to use bayonets, rocks, and even gunfire to get their cans open.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
28 Aug. 2025
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Known as cane cutters, cane jakes, or more commonly swamp rabbits, this species is found in the low lying areas in Indiana’s southern hardwood forests where tall reed-like grasses grow that resemble bamboo or sugar cane.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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When asked about the impact of tactics to improve affordability, both rent freezes/caps and friendlier apartment zoning received approval from 34% of those polled, seeing the moves as cost-cutters.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Pocketknives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketknives. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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