stilettos

variants or stilettoes
plural of stiletto

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilettos
Noun
  • This shop, which features striking geometric styles, is attached to a museum that holds more than 2,500 objects—textiles, coins, daggers, and jewelry—collected by the owners’ late father.
    Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There are the clever visual gags allowed by animation, like characters who quite literally shoot daggers at one another while locked in a glaring match; there are many jokes at the imperious, overconfident Marioneta’s expense.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • They’re designed to hold up to regular use with forks and knives, so even busy families with kids can enjoy a meal without causing any unwanted scuffs.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The knives are dishwasher-safe, have an anti-rust coating and come with blade guards to ensure safe storage.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Soldiers were known to use bayonets, rocks, and even gunfire to get their cans open.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With Jokic orchestrating at the elbow or top of the arc, cutters find seams that few (or in some cases any) other passers have the ability to exploit.
    Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Today there was a lot more cutters inside to righties.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Stilettos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilettos. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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