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Recent Examples of stiletto
On nails, that translates to both shape (as in the midi stiletto manicures worn by stars like Dakota Johnson and Jayme Lawson) and style (like Kylie Jenner’s deep French inspired by a specific 1997 cover of Nails magazine).
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Rachel Krause, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
It's had everyone from regular users to celebrities like Ciara and Jenna Bush Hager donning their stilettos and trying the balancing act.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
This magical mani requires nails that are a little long and sharp, but without reaching stiletto status.
—Ana Serrano, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2025
Cut-off shorts were worn long and paired with stiletto boots, while baggy jeans featured intricate lattices of cutouts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Krause, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
It's had everyone from regular users to celebrities like Ciara and Jenna Bush Hager donning their stilettos and trying the balancing act.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
This magical mani requires nails that are a little long and sharp, but without reaching stiletto status.
—Ana Serrano, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2025
Cut-off shorts were worn long and paired with stiletto boots, while baggy jeans featured intricate lattices of cutouts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiletto
Noun
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Manning then delivered the dagger.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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After the Broncos went three-and-out on their first drive of the second half last Sunday against Green Bay, the Packers hovered over them with a dagger.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Davis stabbed the father eight times with a switchblade in the stomach, face, neck and arm, and the victim’s wife called 911, prosecutors said.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Amazon quietly discounted dozens of top picks from Stewart’s collection, including Dutch ovens, knife sets, oven mitts, and more, with prices starting at just $8 and discounts going for up to 60 percent off.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The social media post was accompanied by emojis of a knife, an ax and red drops after the statement.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The law prohibits the sale and distribution of screw-base and bayonet-base compact fluorescent lamps.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
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Audiences are immersed in the horrors of the war, which was fought eyeball to eyeball by landless men wielding muskets, unreliable rifles and terrifying bayonets.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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When authorities arrived at the home, the man had a machete, authorities said, according to the outlet.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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On one walk, Paul pressed his machete to one tree to show us its black sap, calling it sangre de drago.—
Noah Lederman,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears.—
John Tufts,
USA TODAY,
30 Aug. 2017
Noun
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How did the pocketknife wind up on the sideline of a college football game?—
Sam McDowell
October 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Oct. 2025
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Leipold said in his postgame press conference that a pocketknife had been thrown during the game and had hit a member of Kansas’ staff.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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“Stiletto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiletto. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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