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Recent Examples of skull
Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 13 June 2019
The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it.
—Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 17 June 2019
Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
The choice is made with the briefest of words and glances: Kelson mercy-kills Isla and presents her skull to Spike to place in the very best spot in the temple.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
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Noun
And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet.
—Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 13 June 2019
The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it.
—Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 17 June 2019
Verb
His bone temple, and the centerpiece, a tower of skulls, serves as a tribute to the communal nature of life and stories.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
The choice is made with the briefest of words and glances: Kelson mercy-kills Isla and presents her skull to Spike to place in the very best spot in the temple.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skull
Noun
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Others, like a relatively flat face, set beneath the cranium instead of sticking out in front of it, look more like us.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Experts found the cranium and the skull fragment were likely archaeological finds, some being more than 100 years old and others being more than 500 years old, FOX 35 reported.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Introduction May 7, 2025 biology brains cells memory molecular biology neurons neuroscience proteins All topics (opens a new tab) When Todd Sacktor (opens a new tab) was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Quanta Magazine,
7 May 2025
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Just before Louise gets kidnapped off the street, Joe — who was, conveniently, stalking her at the time — swoops in to brain that dude with a brick.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Humans have used projectile weapons like rocks and spears from the beginning.—
David Yamane,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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As Ciampa dangled, Dawkins leaped from the ladder and speared Ciampa down through a table that was set up beneath him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
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It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for Brady, who accidentally beaned a media buyer with an errant pass meant for Rob Gronkowski during Fox’s May 12 upfront presentation in New York.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Devers clubbed a two-run homer on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Hunters killed the birds for meat, shooting or even clubbing the docile birds to death.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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“Skull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skull. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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