scalpel

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Recent Examples of scalpel Perhaps Cassidy will still dissect Kennedy’s views with the precision of a surgeon’s scalpel. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025 To Cut Or Not To Cut Slicing the budget requires a scalpel, not a chainsaw. Ray Titus, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 During rosacea surgery, a surgeon uses a scalpel to remove excess skin and shape the area. Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2025 Zachary Basu, Marc Caputo Feb 3, 2025 - Politics & Policy Musk's wrecking ball pierces government's inner sanctum Elon Musk and his cost-slashing allies are taking a hammer to the massive bureaucracy that staffs the U.S. government — and a scalpel to any senior officials who dare put up a fight. Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scalpel
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Noun
  • After an intense, one-shot fight scene through Josie’s Bar, Matt and Bullseye make their way to the roof, while Matt is covered in daggers and using his super-senses to listen to Foggy’s fading heartbeat.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Such was evident following a dagger of a fast break Sunday.
    Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The prosecution’s most important piece of evidence is a DNA sample taken from a knife sheath left at the crime scene.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Lenard speculated that some of Shaheen’s wounds were hesitation wounds, which are common when someone uses a knife to die by suicide.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Once in Griswold, Correa and his sister chased the 21-year-old into the woods and attacked him with a machete, leaving him to die, according to court records.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Prosecutors said the machete was later tested and determined to contained traces of DNA from the victim in the first attack.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) routinely confiscates a variety of objects from passengers, from pocketknives to high-end electronics.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Patent leather stilettos and a David Yurman gold chain necklace topped off her look.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Palmer paired it with a black Le City bag, sheer tights, and red-bottomed, Christian Louboutin stilettos.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • When the Second Amendment was written, civilians only carried muskets and bayonets.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Also missing are: — eight machine gun vehicle mounts; — seven free-standing machine gun tripods; — unspecified medical equipment; — 40 pairs of binoculars; and — 18 bayonets.
    City News Service, Orange County Register, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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

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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalpel. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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