Thesaurus results for SCALPEL

scalpel

noun

Definition of scalpel

as in dagger

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Recent Examples of scalpel Kikta’s scalpel cuts into the man’s chest down to his ribs. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 For an autonomous vehicle making a braking decision, or a surgeon controlling a robotic scalpel remotely, those milliseconds can be deadly. — Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 But Creasy, fueled by his promises to Poe and his new friendships, digs deep and grabs a scalpel lying on the floor. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 Up next is Tezzus and diamond*, the de facto captains of ØWay, who have taken the modern rapper’s scalpel to his jagged flows in a way that’s beyond straight mimicry. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scalpel

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Noun

The dagger goal with which Gotham FC sunk the record-breaking KC Current in 2025 was out of the second phase of a set piece.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The delivery apps offer discovery and delivery for their 15% to 30% cut—a useful (if brutally expensive) tool for a family-run shop and a dagger to the pizza chains who once stood out by offering those services in-house.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of dagger

Noun

That case focused mostly on the details of the knife attack itself; the federal one delves more into questions of motive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Greek media reported the suspect had been brandishing a knife and threatening people before the attack, prompting a bystander to call police.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of knife

Noun

Late on July 25, a driver plowed a van into people a few hundred yards from the closing party of the Berlin Pride event before attacking others with what appears to have been a machete.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
In another heated dispute at a Costco in British Columbia, a woman brandished a machete.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of machete

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Police allegedly found a pocketknife on him and a gun in the vehicle.

— Mamie Bah, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Brown, 34, could face the death penalty in the killing of Zarutska, who was stabbed from behind with a pocketknife while seated and looking at her phone in an unprovoked attack on August 22, 2025.

— Andy Buck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Definition of pocketknife

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Her sleek new ‘do went perfectly with her preppy ensemble, which consisted of a navy Burberry trench coat and black suede stiletto boots.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026
The shoe style is Maison Christian Louboutin‘s contemporary take on the timeless stiletto sandal.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of stiletto

Noun

If the trade does go through as is, then other questions about the Raptors sprout up — namely, what is to come of RJ Barrett, the 26-year-old switchblade entering the final season of his contract and eligible for an extension this summer.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026
It’s been a quarter century since the mostly Canadian supergroup New Pornographers sprang from the florid imagination of Carl Newman, a pop savant with an angel’s voice and switchblade wit.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of switchblade

Noun

One of the standout features of these new headphones is their special locking cable, which uses a secure bayonet connection that’s designed to stay firmly attached during use.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.

— Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026

Definition of bayonet

Noun

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
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

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