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Recent Examples of scalpel
High-resolution 3-D scans allow researchers to visualize minuscule anatomies without lifting a scalpel.
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Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Think scalpel rather than sledgehammer.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
While Nvidia's GPUs are versatile general-purpose processors, TPUs act like specialized scalpels optimized for AI workloads.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Just as eerie is its sound design, which evocatively captures, for instance, the squish of a scalpel slicing through alien flesh.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Think scalpel rather than sledgehammer.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
While Nvidia's GPUs are versatile general-purpose processors, TPUs act like specialized scalpels optimized for AI workloads.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Just as eerie is its sound design, which evocatively captures, for instance, the squish of a scalpel slicing through alien flesh.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalpel
Noun
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At Milan Fashion Week last month, the dagger heel was in the spotlight once again as the label doubled down on its heritage.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
12 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, Rainey wins over Loretta, who buys the dagger just so Rainey can keep it as a memory of Lester.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Early in the investigation, authorities searched trash cans in the alley outside the Rainbow Room for knives but tested only a few of the liquor bottles in the club for prints.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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Here’s a handsome Japanese cutting board that’s designed to minimize stress on your hand and lengthen the life of your chef’s knives.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are flies in the folds of her kitchen curtains, probably, and a machete left out on the lawn.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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From smashing into glass doors as a burglar to attacking with a machete and acting as a ‘dangerous’ nanny, the Unitree G1 was initially tested for its usefulness as an assistant before appearing for the durability tests.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Leipold said in his postgame press conference that a pocketknife had been thrown during the game and had hit a member of Kansas’ staff.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 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
Noun
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The shoes had a thin stiletto and a low, curved front that left just enough of the toe visible.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Wearing Inappropriate Apparel Save the stilettos or polished leather shoes for another day.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
24 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
Cite this Entry
“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalpel. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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