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
Think grilled Jerusalem bread stuffed with feta and jalapeños for $5, spanakopita for $5.50, lamb shank with couscous and dried fruits for $20, and more.
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Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The key feature of flooring nails is their narrow head, barely wider than the shank of the nail itself.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The collection includes the four women’s pieces: a sequin Penney Blooms shell that features an allover digital print, sequined embellishment and a gold TB logo bamboo shank button on the back.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Not sure what a world-class shank is, but Damron rolled with it and produced one of the more memorable lines.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The key feature of flooring nails is their narrow head, barely wider than the shank of the nail itself.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The collection includes the four women’s pieces: a sequin Penney Blooms shell that features an allover digital print, sequined embellishment and a gold TB logo bamboo shank button on the back.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Not sure what a world-class shank is, but Damron rolled with it and produced one of the more memorable lines.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shank
Noun
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Not all of her tips and tricks to staying fabulous involve undergoing a knife or needle though.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Trump’s entire economic agenda is sitting on a knife’s edge.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The meat cutters would show up for work just as many of the clubgoers were going home.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The Coast Guard also diverted the cutter Munro to the area, launched a C-130J Super Hercules aircrew from the air station in Kodiak, and positioned an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew in Adak.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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“Shank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shank. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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