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or chiselled
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or chiselled
as in plucked
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money
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Recent Examples of chiseled
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
But Johnson has been historically vocal about the hard work required to build — and maintain — his large, chiseled frame.
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Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
While the fat purple hairs are busy screaming on Bluesky, Danica is out smashing forehands looking chiseled.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Adjective
In Faintly’s hands, Margolin’s hallucinatory lyrics emerge as sleek, chiseled and lyrical as a Brancusi sculpture.
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Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
But Johnson has been historically vocal about the hard work required to build — and maintain — his large, chiseled frame.
—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Above the altar the names of the three documents had been chiseled into a large gray marble panel and then gilded.
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Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
While the fat purple hairs are busy screaming on Bluesky, Danica is out smashing forehands looking chiseled.
—
Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiseled
Adjective
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Whereas the sights and sounds of South End lean toward bar crowds and joggers traversing the Rail Trail, SouthPark is more about catching a whiff of Le Labo and seeing couples settle in at a corner table with glasses of Cabernet and small plates.
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These colors will pop even more when the sun hits them, so lean into the wow-factor of the boldest, most unapologetic hues on pillows, pots, and furnishings.
Verb
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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Despite his young age, the then 36-year-old was far from a nobody plucked from the ether, though.
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The performance uptick that Motorola squeezed from the 2026 Razr+ is minor at best, with results showing no significant year-over-year gains.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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The few that didn’t have hustled to catch up.
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The first inning looked promising as Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda singled, and Cedric Mullins hustled his bunt attempt into a hit to load the bases.
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Revote to be held in Hempstead Candidate Caprice Rines said she and the two others vying for the seat have been cheated.
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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Democrats are still stung by Rogan’s nearly three-hour Trump interview in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign.
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Having dominated most of his players in table tennis over the years, Gadowsky is still stung after meeting his match.
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Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell.
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With Dumb Money, also directed by Gillespie, Rogen played businessman Gabe Plotkin, who got screwed in the GameStop stock drama.
Verb
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Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
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Mangione briefly stuck in elevator Court began slightly later than usual Monday morning because Mangione got stuck in an elevator while trying to get to court.
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“Chiseled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseled. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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