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
  • 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
  • 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
  • One thing past cost cutters have practiced, humane treatment and protection of the American public seems to have been forgotten today.
    Peter Buonome, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Chamberlain’s daring hairstyle, which also featured choppy baby bangs, required a team of hair pros including stylist Sami Knight, cutter Frank (who goes by @fabulousfrank on Instagram) and colorist Anthony Vincent Ronquillo.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Mar. 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
  • Police say Nodar then went to the bathroom and grabbed a folding knife before coming back and stabbing Matos in the head.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 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
  • 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

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