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Recent Examples of scalpel
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.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
The rope from outside was wrapped in duct tape, packed with pieces of paper covered in synthetic cannabis, more than 100 strips of buprenorphine, about 27 bags of marijuana, wrapping paper, more than 400 cigarettes, two lighters, a scalpel and a cellphone charging cord and plug.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Using a scalpel or laser instead removes P3 completely at the joint.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Cutting out the scalpel, these therapies work best to tighten the neck, create a sharper jawline, improve crepey skin around the eyes and create a subtle but lifted appearance that still looks natural, Shamban explains.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
The rope from outside was wrapped in duct tape, packed with pieces of paper covered in synthetic cannabis, more than 100 strips of buprenorphine, about 27 bags of marijuana, wrapping paper, more than 400 cigarettes, two lighters, a scalpel and a cellphone charging cord and plug.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Using a scalpel or laser instead removes P3 completely at the joint.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Cutting out the scalpel, these therapies work best to tighten the neck, create a sharper jawline, improve crepey skin around the eyes and create a subtle but lifted appearance that still looks natural, Shamban explains.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalpel
Noun
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Digwa, 23, was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with an 8-inch (21 centimeter) Sikh dagger and sentenced this week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Brunson’s off-balance jumper from the elbow with 37 seconds remaining — which followed a pump fake and some creative footwork against the Spurs’ Devin Vassell — served as the dagger.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Each person had three glasses and five forks and knives to help them through the night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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On Monday, the killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced to life in prison over the knife attack last December.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Trash and graffiti accumulated; a maintenance worker was reportedly chased off by a machete-wielding transient.—
Max Kutner,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026
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One of the attackers was armed with a machete, according to KTLA.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Police say Mendez-Marin was found with blood on his clothes and a bloody pocketknife at the scene.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa , Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Police said Gregory then pulled out a pocketknife, threatened to stab the juvenile and began stealing a PlayStation console and controllers.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris − the memoir settles a few scores, but generally with a stiletto rather than a hatchet.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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June Ambrose’s shoe collaboration with Naturalizer, for example, features Ghillie lace up stiletto sneaker pumps, while Sneex specializes in sneaker-heel hybrid options.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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By Ali Wunderman June 28, 2021 The Most Dangerous Animals in the World Horns, fangs, and switchblade faces can all be found on these deadly creatures.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket.—
Ben Coxworth
May 15,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026
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The assailant stabbed the pope with a bayonet, but the assassination attempt was unsuccessful.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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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
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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalpel. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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