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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.
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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
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
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Baca, who has been leading these workshops since 2011, recalled a moment from one: Everett Cox, a Vietnam War veteran who had kept away from everything military for decades, responded to a prompt of action verbs by expertly stabbing and slashing with an invisible bayonet.—
Dina Litovsky,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Prosecutors showed the jury photos of victims with scars left by objects including a bayonet, a burning cigarette and ropes.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
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And then, to drive the dagger into Michaela even more, Simone walks down the stairs in a stunning pale blue dress that Michaela had made for her.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
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Brunson’s shot — a cold-blooded pull-up three with the season hanging in the balance — was the dagger that sent New York to its third straight second-round appearance.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
30 June 2022
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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
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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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The second reliever to follow him, Calvin Faucher, served up the 2-0 belt-high cutter on the outer third of the plate that Machado sent 408 feet to left field.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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But both brothers died when their cutter, the U.S.S. Tampa, was torpedoed by German U-boats.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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The knife was attached to a cable and measured to be seemingly less than an inch away from Cruise’s eyeball.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Two suspects reportedly ran up on the officer, threatened him with a knife and beat him, breaking his orbital bone.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Jenner chose a cropped orange leather jacket, with a white buttoned neck and zipped sleeves, keeping the rest of her outfit simple with a super cropped white t-shirt, black leather tie-waist pants, and white stiletto pointed pumps.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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The run of shoes also included loafers in a variety of styles, from embroidered to velvet and suede, as well as slingback heels, stiletto pumps with a pointed toe, and espadrille sneakers.—
FN Staff,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
Noun
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There, several members yanked Junior out of the deli and butchered him with knives and a machete.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Marshall Roper still has a scar on his face from where he was slashed by a machete during the invasion of his tobacco farm in 2000.—
Ish Mafundikwa,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2025
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“Stylet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stylet. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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