stylet

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Recent Examples of stylet The team explains how scientists can examine an octopus’ beak, stylets, and growth rings in the lab to determine how old the animal is. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024 Then, the mosquito uses one stylet—the labrum—to prod around, seeking a blood vessel to pierce. John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023 Sulfur sprays and stylet oil fungicides will also reduce the spread of powdery mildew. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023 The last stylet—the hypopharynx—drips mosquito saliva into the wound. John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023 In the ring-mating species, its walls are thick to prevent injury from the intruding stylet or the anchored sperm. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011 The respiratory therapist pulled out my stylet, inflated the tip balloon through its small port at the top, attached an Ambu bag to the open mouth of the endotracheal tube and pushed in liters of oxygen. Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2015 The stylet adapts to more easily pierce a partner’s skin, becoming sharper and reinforced. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011 The procedure involves using a slender surgical probe known as a stylet to guide a tube down the woman's throat, according to Dr. Hudman Hoo, a pulmonologist and the medical director of St. Anthony's Hospital's ICU ward in St. Petersburg, Florida. Randi Kaye and Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stylet
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
  • With just over two minutes left, Tatum knocked down a dagger three pointer to extend the lead to 105-95.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
  • And a five-hole dagger of a lamp-lighter to cement the Sailors’ 4-2 Class 4A title victory over Glenwood Springs, giving the school its first team championship since 1998.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
  • Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.
    Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
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
Noun
  • The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Their ability to identify cutters has been off, too.
    Tony East, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the dead of night, Natalie — with a knife in hand — quietly sneaks toward the animal pen, where Travis (Kevin Alves) is standing guard.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
  • For clean cuts when portioning, dip the knife or bench scaper in flour before slicing.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Burke’s look was paired with bold red tights and a pair of pointed-toe stilettos.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Her nails, which were worn long and filed into a pointed stiletto shape, were equally on theme in an emo kid palette of red and black, a.k.a.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Ortega’s accomplice, who is still being sought, threatened the victim with a machete before running off with the victim’s laptop, wallet, credit cards, and cell phone, officials said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • An Islamist group linked to Islamic State called the AFD is feared to have beheaded the victims with machetes in the province of North Kivu, highlighting the violence against Christians in some parts of the globe.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Stylet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stylet. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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