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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stylets
Noun
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Sam Hauser hit three of those six daggers early in the fourth and Derrick White hit two.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Dec. 2025 -
Played with underdog vulnerability by the British actor, Father Jud opens his arms to everyone and gets daggers in return.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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Soldiers were known to use bayonets, rocks, and even gunfire to get their cans open.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Known as cane cutters, cane jakes, or more commonly swamp rabbits, this species is found in the low lying areas in Indiana’s southern hardwood forests where tall reed-like grasses grow that resemble bamboo or sugar cane.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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When asked about the impact of tactics to improve affordability, both rent freezes/caps and friendlier apartment zoning received approval from 34% of those polled, seeing the moves as cost-cutters.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Authorities later recovered two knives near his body.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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So it was decreed that the cutting edges of knives should be turned towards their owners, thus symbolizing their peaceful intent.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Stylets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stylets. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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