as in knives
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 shanks
Lamb shanks are braised in Malbec till they can be shredded and made into croquettes with provoleta cheese and a yogurt mint sauce.
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
After a couple shanks, Sanchez launches one on line.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Frozen lamb shanks were improperly thawed in the prep sink without running water.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Each probe consists of four parallel shanks, and each shank is studded with 1,280 electrodes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022
John Mariani, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
After a couple shanks, Sanchez launches one on line.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Frozen lamb shanks were improperly thawed in the prep sink without running water.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Each probe consists of four parallel shanks, and each shank is studded with 1,280 electrodes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanks
Noun
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Her husband, 53-year-old Dirk Grunewald, was found upstairs with multiple knives laid out and initially refused to speak with officers, Bloomfield Township police said.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The surfaces glide smoothly, even with just a few drops of water, and the knives came out sharp.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bolt cutters were used to open a fence and gain access to a building.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Dip cutters in flour, cut and transfer cookies to cookie sheet.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Shanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanks. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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