Thesaurus results for STINGERS

stingers

noun

plural of stinger

as in punches

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat

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Recent Examples of stingers The artificial pumping model showed the same pumping kinematics as the biological stingers. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 In the rare instances people have spotted, these birds avoid getting stung by smashing the wasps on the ground to break the stingers before finishing their meal. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Instead of creams and balms that temporarily relieve the itch, this inconspicuous tool uses suction to directly remove insect venom, stingers, and saliva from the bite site. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026 Though wasps aren’t bees, many do have bee-like markings and stingers. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026 These long stingers can actually be steered through the material to find the hiding host. — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 Start by gently washing the affected area with soap and water, and removing any stingers. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 Officials report thousands of honeybees died during the event, due to the tussle between Woods and the deputies, and female honeybees dying after using their stingers. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 Surprisingly, it was found that stingers use a distinct layering of zinc at the tip, followed by manganese, while pincers are reinforced with zinc and iron specifically along their cutting edges. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The flavor excels because each ingredient punches above its weight.

— Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Nov. 2026
Once upon a time, Georgia-Florida was an annual heavyweight fight, two proud programs trading punches and championships while their fans traded insults and cocktails in Jacksonville.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of punches

Noun

Elsewhere, investors are absorbing the blows from a selloff in artificial intelligence stocks on Thursday, which saw the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Russell 2000 all log their worst one-day loss since April 2025, according to FactSet data.

— Sarah Min,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Since the breakdown of a truce in July, Saudi Arabia has traded blows with the Houthis, who have retaliated with strikes on Saudi airports, energy infrastructure and military sites that killed at least 20 people in October.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of blows

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Chastain rimmed her green-blue eyes with black kohl and long lashes, while strategically placed swipes of highlight along her nose tied the actress’ beauty together.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
The color-changing formula swipes on clear, then adapts to your skin’s pH to reveal a personalized pink hue.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of swipes

Noun

Discordant keys fly like daggers while snares trip over bass thuds; there’s a jazzy piano interlude, and then a murderous hard-rock siege razes the mix to the ground.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Almost every night in Riyadh brings the bass-drum booms and thuds of interceptors launching to destroy incoming projectiles.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of thuds

Noun

Lunch and supper here serves up the greatest hits of Japan, China, India and Thailand—dim sum, curries, sushi, and noodles, all authentic and fresh.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
His brief defensive work over recent seasons has included adventurous coverage snaps in prevent-type scenarios, as well as thunderous hits.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of hits

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Subscribe now University junior Lindy Gan shot a 7-under-par 65 to capture the CIF-SS individual girls golf title by four strokes at Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach on Thursday.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
An experimental drug doctors hoped would be the next big advance in preventing heart attacks and strokes failed a crucial test, researchers reported Saturday.

— Rob Stein, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of strokes

Noun

Communicating entirely through percussive movements and sounds and enough slaps to make the Three Stooges envious, the wild-haired creatures mainly seem to be auditioning for their own big-screen spin-off to compete with the Minions.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
The repercussions of the slaps continued for hours afterward.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of slaps

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