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quill

verb

Definition of quillnext
as in to pike

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Recent Examples of quill Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed. — CNN, 2 Nov. 2022 For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns. — Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020 While pens, pencils, and quills still work magic on a piece of paper, writing utensils for your bullet journal can be a pain to carry around. — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quill
  1. pike
  2. perforate
  3. thrust
  4. bayonet
  5. spindle
Verb
  • While the gold seemed all-but hers, Andrade came up short on her second vault, a comparatively simple Lopez vault, piking down and stepping over the line to incur a neutral deduction.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
Definition of pike
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  • Eschewing the classic perforated upper, the styles modeled by Grace include the Unfurgettable Vegan Suede and Vegan Suede Quilted clogs, which are lined with faux fur but can still be decorated with Jibbitz along the backstrap.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Even now, it is seen as that, rather than the partnership that is key to the success of one of the biggest flower families, and an example of a process that drives and perforates all of life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of perforate
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  • The story centers on the adult lives of the sitcom’s five child stars who are thrust once again into the spotlight after a reunion rumor goes viral and their TV mom, Valerie, kills herself.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • That was considered Sac State’s finest team until the 2019, 2021 and 2022 Hornets teams won Big Sky Conference championships under coach Troy Taylor, a run of success that thrust the Hornets onto the FBS radar.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrust
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  • Of the 300,000 Chinese slaughtered by the Japanese Imperial Army during a six-week period, most were civilians who were were bayoneted, machine-gunned and burned alive.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.
    — Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020
Definition of bayonet
Verb
  • The pitching staff has been folded, spindled and mutilated but keeps on trucking.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Ask New England coach Mike Vrabel, too, whose rookie left side of tackle Will Campbell and guard Jared Wilson were folded and spindled too often by Seattle’s pass rushers.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of spindle

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