skull 1 of 2

as in cranium
the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates paleoanthropologists recently found the skull of a prehistoric man in a remote area of the desert

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Recent Examples of skull
Noun
The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it. Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 17 June 2019 This leaves one big question: Why were people drilling into one another’s skulls 5,000 years ago in the first place? Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2018
Verb
Red Antler processed the meat for him, the hide is being tanned, and the skull mounted. Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025 Its nostrils were forward-facing, and its eyes were positioned on the sides of the skull. Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skull
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skull
Noun
  • Using high-resolution scans of the child’s cranium and jaw, scientists now propose that the individual possessed anatomical traits of both Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, something similar typified our evolution, too, which can all too easily be cast as the blossoming forth of ever-plumper craniums.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • What can brain researchers do with a Muse headband?
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2025
  • Fielder, in typical fashion, takes hair brained ideas to the extreme.
    Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • That album cut, originally featured on OK Computer, became a hit seemingly out of nowhere earlier this year after spearing like wildfire on TikTok.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Then, at Saturday Night's Main Event in July, he was accidentally speared by Goldberg during his retirement match against GUNTHER, which resulted in a storyline rib injury for the official.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Detmers came in to face the top of the order and beaned Brandon Nimmo to load the bases for Francisco Lindor, who beat out a double play to score Alvarez, and stole second to put runners on second and third.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
  • Suárez fell behind 3-0 in the count to Ohtani, and on the next pitch, Suárez beaned Ohtani with a 100 mph fastball to the right shoulder.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • Visuals also showed some people receiving CPR. Uncontrollable crowd Police started caning people at one gate, leading to more chaos, said Mithun Singh, a software engineer among the crowd.
    USA Today, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.
    Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Then — and this is important — she gets conked on the head and wakes up in an entirely different movie.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 June 2025
  • Could there be any truth to the fan theory that Greg was hiding on the boat when Tanya killed Quentin and his minions, then fatally conked herself in the head while escaping?
    Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Padres smacked four home runs and clubbed them, 8-1, at Coors Field to clinch the three-game series.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Their 10-year-old daughter cheers three to four times a week and also does runners club twice a week, while their son plays soccer one to two times a week.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Skull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skull. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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