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Recent Examples of scalpel
Just as eerie is its sound design, which evocatively captures, for instance, the squish of a scalpel slicing through alien flesh.
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Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
But what happened next was outright pain: The visceral sensation of a scalpel slicing her skin and tearing across her abdomen.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 July 2025
Health care professionals volunteering in Gaza interviewed for the report said a lack of supplies, including morphine and scalpels, impacted their ability to provide proper medical care.
—Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 July 2025
Incisional biopsy: This technique uses a scalpel to remove part of an abnormal-looking lesion.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
But what happened next was outright pain: The visceral sensation of a scalpel slicing her skin and tearing across her abdomen.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 July 2025
Health care professionals volunteering in Gaza interviewed for the report said a lack of supplies, including morphine and scalpels, impacted their ability to provide proper medical care.
—Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 July 2025
Incisional biopsy: This technique uses a scalpel to remove part of an abnormal-looking lesion.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalpel
Noun
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The dagger was a 69-yard catch-and-run by Robinson in the third quarter, with linebacker Bobby Wagner trailing in coverage.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs set up the fourth-and-1 dagger to Brown with a bootleg, freeing Mahomes to roll out to his right and complete the throw on the run.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The woman took off and was found hiding in nearby woods holding a knife, police told WCMH.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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The labor market is balancing on a knife edge, with little hiring and little firing making for tight conditions.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In three days time, Nashville Police launched investigations into two separate machete attacks.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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Police started searching the area near South Clay Street and North Drive and found a man carrying a machete and commanded him to drop it, the department said in a news release.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Investigators allegedly recovered evidence from Louisma's car, including a pocketknife with blood stains on it, machetes, a rope, a roll of duct tape, pink HeyDude shoes, and a cut up pink shirt with duct tape wrapped around it, CBS2 Iowa reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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When the juveniles returned to take a picture of the vehicle’s license plate, Mumme allegedly exited the building and confronted them with a pocketknife, police said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Dua Lipa brought a high-shine edge to the streets of New York on Saturday in Tom Ford’s latest stiletto sandal.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Jenner completed the flirty look with matching bubblegum pink stiletto nails and wore bubblegum pink blush on the apples of her cheeks.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jackson said Burgin threatened her with a handgun and also has a rifle and a switchblade, the filing says.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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The agency shares that knives of any length, including switchblades, are not permitted on board aircraft and through TSA checkpoints.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The lens ships with front and rear caps, a reversible hood with a push-button release for its bayonet lock, and a soft carrying pouch.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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Another long-leaf cactus, the Spanish bayonet, was diabolically equipped with a blood groove.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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 4 Oct. 2025.
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