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 in custody, Reyes also tried to kill his cellmate with a shank, Burke said.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
While in custody, Reyes also allegedly tried to kill his cellmate with a shank, O’Neill Burke said.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The upper feature natural nubuck leather and the midsole a compressed EVA foam and carbon fiber shank.
—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
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
While in custody, Reyes also allegedly tried to kill his cellmate with a shank, O’Neill Burke said.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The upper feature natural nubuck leather and the midsole a compressed EVA foam and carbon fiber shank.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shank
Noun
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The knife was attached to a cable and measured to be seemingly less than an inch away from Cruise’s eyeball.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Two suspects reportedly ran up on the officer, threatened him with a knife and beat him, breaking his orbital bone.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
Noun
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One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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However, there soon will be some important voices to implement a more sound space policy and speak for NASA's priorities, rather than those of budget cutters.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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“Shank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shank. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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