Thesaurus results for SWITCHBLADE

switchblade

noun

Definition of switchblade

as in dagger

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Recent Examples of switchblade The organization Knife Rights and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in 2023 in San Diego federal court challenging California’s switchblade prohibition. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026 Davis stabbed the father eight times with a switchblade in the stomach, face, neck and arm, and the victim’s wife called 911, prosecutors said. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026 Jackson said Burgin threatened her with a handgun and also has a rifle and a switchblade, the filing says. — Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 Instead, switchblades are primarily sold to collectors, first responders and the military, the complaint states. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for switchblade

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Noun

That is not Brutus sharpening his dagger on the Senate steps – that is what good governance looks like, and by any rule of good governance, Goldman Sachs is lucky to have David Solomon continuing at the helm.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Dansby Swanson’s third-inning strikeout with two on and no outs in Game 2 was the dagger.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of dagger

Noun

Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring a controversy over an attorney’s social media post and a pocketknife discovered by Transportation Security Administration officers.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Cody Lawrence also said a pocketknife fell out of his sweatshirt during the struggle, so his father may have been stabbed.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pocketknife

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Witnesses later told officers what led to the stabbing and directed them to a home in the 1700 block of Depot Road, where officers found a knife believed to have been used in the attack, along with other evidence.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Use a utility or X-Acto knife to trim the excess film from the right side and bottom of the window.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of knife

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Survivors said that not only were people fighting with their hands, several people were seriously injured by a machete.

— David Goodhue October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Officials said one passenger attacked others with a machete, causing severe injuries and forcing dozens to jump into the water.

— Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of machete

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For Sergio Hudson’s first footwear collaboration, the collection is centered around a pointed-toe stiletto pump, a personal choice for the designer inspired by his mother.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
At the time, Hilton finished off her look with a pair of strappy baby pink stiletto sandals, a pink boxy purse, and a sparkling crown atop her icy blonde bob.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of stiletto

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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
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

Definition of cutlass

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Both his suggestion and the jolly appreciation seem out of tune with the situation ‘far from home’, which may be a military manoeuvre involving mock battles and bayonet practice, or a preparation for actual combat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
One of the standout features of these new headphones is their special locking cable, which uses a secure bayonet connection that’s designed to stay firmly attached during use.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bayonet

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