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Recent Examples of scalpel
Think of ordinary tongs as a cleaver, and a Stando as a scalpel.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
The issue is that what Brazil often require is a scalpel.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Satter’s work is always adventurous and scalpel-sharp, a natural fit for this story of obsession and loneliness, beauty and cruelty and killer wigs.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
While Kelso used a happy cudgel to elicit a laugh, Kelley employed a scalpel.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 Dec. 2025
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
The issue is that what Brazil often require is a scalpel.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Satter’s work is always adventurous and scalpel-sharp, a natural fit for this story of obsession and loneliness, beauty and cruelty and killer wigs.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
While Kelso used a happy cudgel to elicit a laugh, Kelley employed a scalpel.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalpel
Noun
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As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Or were the Angels about to suffer a ninth-inning dagger?—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Granville’s exploits included skiing over the Carpathian mountains during the war to deliver microfilms with cyanide sewed into her skirts and a hunting knife tucked into her trousers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Police said the deputies were telling the suspect to drop the knife.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was first arrested and released in Monterey, California, in 2023 on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly swinging a machete at a man.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Video footage of the brutal attack showed the gang killing the child with multiple weapons, including a kitchen knife and a machete.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When police arrived at the scene, Mendez-Marin had blood on his clothes and a bloody pocketknife on him, officials said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
3 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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Soften a razor-sharp stiletto with this intricate design that features a milky white base, pale pink tips, and chrome powder.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Specifically, a short but spicy micro-French manicure that traded in the typical white tips for a rich red that reflects the devilish stiletto so closely associated with the movie.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Forrest removed the cap of one and found a switchblade.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The organization Knife Rights and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in 2023 in San Diego federal court challenging California’s switchblade prohibition.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Apart from the optical glass inside, the XC 13-33mm is all plastic, even the bayonet mount that attaches to the camera.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Some vehicles, however, have a bayonet-type attachment that uses two screws to hold the wiper in place.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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
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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalpel. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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