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Recent Examples of skull
Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The girl had bite marks on both sides of her skull, Lew said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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
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Noun
San Jose police Chief Paul Joseph said at a news conference Thursday that the sergeant, who has 13 years of service with the department, suffered a skull fracture.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The girl had bite marks on both sides of her skull, Lew said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skull
Noun
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But with only a partial cranium, there wasn’t much to go on.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Jan. 2026
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The other two craniums were found in 1990.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Koffman said people who carry risk factors for cognitive decline or who are particularly concerned about their brain health should speak with their primary care doctors, who can refer them to brain health specialists, like a neurologist.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
21 Nov. 2025
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The data came from the Human Connectome Project, an existing database that studies brain connectivity.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The word mom speared out of her mouth.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Vecna gets speared, the monster goes down, the creepy heart stops beating and everyone's alive!—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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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
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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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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
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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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Two days before the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan was walking to her locker after practice when she was clubbed above the knee by a stranger.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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These are in addition to private members clubs The Wilde and Cipriani, among other highlights.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Skull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skull. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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