stiletto

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Recent Examples of stiletto Off duty, she’s opted for more refined pairs — including white pointed-toe stilettos at Rare Beauty’s Mental Health Summit in May and brown satin pumps by Rodo during a night out with her fiancé, Benny Blanco, last March. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 June 2025 In a world of neon, glitter and stiletto boots, Cyrus writhes against walls and struts down sidewalks, notably the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2025 Khloé added denim stilettos and topped off the outfit with an off-white cowgirl hat. Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 June 2025 Choate appears alone, a vision in a blonde wig, sky-high stilettos, satiny blue robe and leotard — azure blue. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stiletto
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiletto
Noun
  • The final dagger came from forward Alyssa Thompson in front of a crowd of 18,504 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
    Meg Linehan, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • Those are the choices facing America: Cutting benefits is a dagger pointed directly at the neediest Americans.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Jackson said Burgin threatened her with a handgun and also has a rifle and a switchblade, the filing says.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • The agency shares that knives of any length, including switchblades, are not permitted on board aircraft and through TSA checkpoints.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Besides allowing for rapid, efficient construction, a modular approach turns data centers into a Swiss Army knife for ever-changing customer needs.
    Andrew Schaap, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • All four had been stabbed multiple times with a large knife.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.
    / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
  • Baca, who has been leading these workshops since 2011, recalled a moment from one: Everett Cox, a Vietnam War veteran who had kept away from everything military for decades, responded to a prompt of action verbs by expertly stabbing and slashing with an invisible bayonet.
    Dina Litovsky, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Thugs hired to kill somehow bring machetes instead of guns to the fight.
    Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
  • Kyle Ashman was reportedly sent home after ITV found out he was arrested on suspicion of a machete attack in February.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • After investigating, police learned a man, later identified as Robert Dean, of New Mexico, came up behind the victim and stabbed him with a pocketknife in an unprovoked attack, officers said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
  • Gann had twice previously tested the chemicals, the documents said, each time creating a small explosion, the second one blinding the veteran for about 20 seconds, Inside the bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
    Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Noun
  • Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
  • Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.
    Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017

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“Stiletto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiletto. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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