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 Start by gently washing the affected area with soap and water, and removing any stingers. —

Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 One idea the team floats is that zinc and manganese are limited resources, so scorpions can only reinforce the most critical parts of the stingers instead of spreading the metals across their entire exoskeleton. —

Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 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 Dubbed Antscan, the platform features micrometer-resolution reconstructions that lay bare not only the insects’ armored exoskeletons but also their muscles, nerves, digestive tracts, and needle-like stingers poised at the ready. —

IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026 The stingers they are equipped with can be up to about a quarter-inch (6 mm) in length and inject a painful venom – which is stored in large quantities in their abdomens – into their victims. —

New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025 One trial, in Brazil, involved donning a pair of gloves sewn with bullet ants, their stingers facing inward. —

Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025 Due to their size, their stingers on their tentacles are much too small to sting larger organisms. —

Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025

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For a sparsely populated state with only four votes in the Electoral College, Maine punches above its weight politically, which is reflected in the $300 million spent already by the campaigns and dark money Political Action Committees.

— David Millward, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
After punches were thrown, both players were suspended seven games.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 June 2026