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Recent Examples of scalpel
Not even the poor old definite article was safe from his scalpel.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
That, in no small part, reflects a dependence on Chinese goods that the administration is right to see as unhealthy, but correcting that is work for a scalpel, not a chainsaw, and needs common sense too.
—The Editors, National Review, 1 May 2025
Editing parameters is akin to ultra-targeted brain surgery — a scalpel capable of tweaking single neurons.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
The cuts haven't been made with a scalpel, but an axe — or, rather a chainsaw.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
That, in no small part, reflects a dependence on Chinese goods that the administration is right to see as unhealthy, but correcting that is work for a scalpel, not a chainsaw, and needs common sense too.
—The Editors, National Review, 1 May 2025
Editing parameters is akin to ultra-targeted brain surgery — a scalpel capable of tweaking single neurons.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
The cuts haven't been made with a scalpel, but an axe — or, rather a chainsaw.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalpel
Noun
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Brunson scored eight points in the game’s final 5:04, including a 3-pointer with 2:25 remaining that gave the Knicks a 116-104 lead and served as the dagger.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2025
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More symbolic may be the dagger tattoo on his left forearm.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Apple is not legally required to re-admit Fortnite, but the questions now are whether Apple is going to nitpick some specific thing to deny the app that caused all this, or whether Fortnite has somehow pushed the bounds of the results of the case to twist the knife even further.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The man didn’t threaten anyone with the knife and soon left.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Noun
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This vignette of administrative chaos exacerbated by mass layoffs will be familiar to any federal employee or contractor whose agency has been felled of late by the whimsical machete of DOGE.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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The guard approached, with his hand apparently ready to draw his firearm, which prompted Scott to run off, ditching the machete in his escape.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The Swiss Army knife is a multitool pocketknife originally made by Victorinox.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hayek Pinault completed her look with a pair of platform stilettos.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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Doja Cat opted for more colorful glam, with a lilac eye look and a sharp red lip, and accessorized with an array of bold jewelry and long, gold stiletto nails.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The agency shares that knives of any length, including switchblades, are not permitted on board aircraft and through TSA checkpoints.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
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Several factors helped Mazin’s case then, but the black-and-white switchblade etched onto the showrunner’s forearm these days couldn’t have hurt.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors showed the jury photos of victims with scars left by things including a bayonet, a burning cigarette and ropes.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
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Back on Lexington Common, British troops are sweeping forward, bayonets fixed.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 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 28 May. 2025.
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