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Recent Examples of stiletto
Specifically, a short but spicy micro-French manicure that traded in the typical white tips for a rich red that reflects the devilish stiletto so closely associated with the movie.
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Marci Robin, Allure, 31 Mar. 2026
It was meant to look like a stiletto blade from the Renaissance period, when the banking families were literally fighting each other to create these fonts of generational wealth.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The return of the stiletto stood out on runways like Fendi and Gucci, signaling a shift back toward sharper, more sensual footwear.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
The lyrics are mostly nonsensical club chatter, but when Scott delivers them with Kesha-worthy sleaze, the attitude is stiletto-sharp.
—Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
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Marci Robin, Allure, 31 Mar. 2026
It was meant to look like a stiletto blade from the Renaissance period, when the banking families were literally fighting each other to create these fonts of generational wealth.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The return of the stiletto stood out on runways like Fendi and Gucci, signaling a shift back toward sharper, more sensual footwear.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
The lyrics are mostly nonsensical club chatter, but when Scott delivers them with Kesha-worthy sleaze, the attitude is stiletto-sharp.
—Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiletto
Noun
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Also, 2023 first-round pick Cason Wallace, an elite defender and efficient offensive contributor, delivered the dagger Thursday with eight fourth-quarter points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Cold-reading Natalie to steal the dagger?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Noun
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By Ali Wunderman June 28, 2021 The Most Dangerous Animals in the World Horns, fangs, and switchblade faces can all be found on these deadly creatures.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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It’s been a quarter century since the mostly Canadian supergroup New Pornographers sprang from the florid imagination of Carl Newman, a pop savant with an angel’s voice and switchblade wit.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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But the best dishes attest to careful technique, like the lovingly fluffy housemade paneer that somehow melts and crumbles at once, and biryani under a lid sealed with a strip of dough, pried off with a knife at your table.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Gaff pulled a hunting knife out of his boot.—
Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The assailant stabbed the pope with a bayonet, but the assassination attempt was unsuccessful.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Apart from the optical glass inside, the XC 13-33mm is all plastic, even the bayonet mount that attaches to the camera.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Giuffre shows Giuffre ordering Anthony Griffin to drop his machete.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Modern readers may take heart in the fact that there are many excellent critics thwacking through the slop—albeit with freelance machetes, on newfangled platforms.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 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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Police say Mendez-Marin was found with blood on his clothes and a bloody pocketknife at the scene.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa , Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Police said Gregory then pulled out a pocketknife, threatened to stab the juvenile and began stealing a PlayStation console and controllers.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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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 13 May. 2026.
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