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
The upper feature natural nubuck leather and the midsole a compressed EVA foam and carbon fiber shank.
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Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Many of the classics are here, from mantu to a Godzilla-sized lamb shank to kabuli palaw, the fruit-and-nut-spiked pilaf often cited as the national dish of Afghanistan.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Further out, the city gives way to busy markets and, further still, tin shanks and clinker board houses built on jagged volcanic rock.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
My grandmother, the heart of our kitchen, traditionally buries the shank beneath a fragrant palau rice.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Many of the classics are here, from mantu to a Godzilla-sized lamb shank to kabuli palaw, the fruit-and-nut-spiked pilaf often cited as the national dish of Afghanistan.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Further out, the city gives way to busy markets and, further still, tin shanks and clinker board houses built on jagged volcanic rock.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
My grandmother, the heart of our kitchen, traditionally buries the shank beneath a fragrant palau rice.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shank
Noun
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In the aftermath of Plan B, Conrad twists the knife, and Fisk has a realization: this is war.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Officers were able to wrestle the knife away from Allwood without anyone being hurt.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Cord cutters who don’t have Verizon can get some of the best Disney+ deals with the Disney Bundle Duo or Trio plans that also include Hulu and/or ESPN+ starting at $10.99 per month; or the Disney+, Hulu and Max bundle starting at $16.99 monthly with ads.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The wholesale market got a yellow placard after county inspectors spotted old food accumulation on the ceiling panel above the meat cutter.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Shank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shank. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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