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Recent Examples of scalpel
Perhaps Cassidy will still dissect Kennedy’s views with the precision of a surgeon’s scalpel.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalpel
Noun
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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
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Such was evident following a dagger of a fast break Sunday.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Patent leather stilettos and a David Yurman gold chain necklace topped off her look.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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Palmer paired it with a black Le City bag, sheer tights, and red-bottomed, Christian Louboutin stilettos.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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When the Second Amendment was written, civilians only carried muskets and bayonets.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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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