as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
slashed at the prison guard with a shank he had secretly made from a scrap of metal
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Recent Examples of shank
While classics like Rio’s fajitas remain on the menu, executive chef Jesus Martinez has added more elevated, traditional Mexican dishes like a roasted pork shank birria and striped bass veracruzana.
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Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
Harvest corn by pulling the ear downward and twisting to break the shank below without breaking the parent stalk.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
Video of the shank circulated across social media, garnering hundreds of thousands of views in mere hours.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
One day alone in a concrete cell the size of a parking space scarred him as much as the metal shank that slashed his face and chest, Bacote said.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
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Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
Harvest corn by pulling the ear downward and twisting to break the shank below without breaking the parent stalk.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
Video of the shank circulated across social media, garnering hundreds of thousands of views in mere hours.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
One day alone in a concrete cell the size of a parking space scarred him as much as the metal shank that slashed his face and chest, Bacote said.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shank
Noun
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Made In brought the chef knives, crafted in France with denim knife handles, and backed by chefs Daily and Greg Ryan, founders of Bells Restaurant in Los Alamos, CA.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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View gallery - 14 images With retail prices starting under 20 bucks, and a sleek, simple combination of wood handle, hard steel blade and no-fuss twisting ring locks, Opinel knives are one of the true ageless classics of the folding knife market.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Aug. 2025
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Almost frustrated and too inside of his head, Rhodes hit a disaster kick and a Cody cutter.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The service would give cord cutters access to all of ESPN’s programs and networks for $29.99 per month.—
Joe Reedy,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Shank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shank. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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