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Recent Examples of mallet
To prove Joseph has disappeared, Elijah then hits the lantern with a mallet (begging the question of what school administrator okayed this in the first place).
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Crush candies by hitting firmly with a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
From butcher knives to mallets to plates, Eve and her assailant use just about everything but the kitchen sink against one another, including the kitchen cooler.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The Penzance Musical, an exquisitely funny, meticulously concocted theatrical pavlova—the 1879 operetta The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan—has been whacked with a mallet.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Crush candies by hitting firmly with a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
From butcher knives to mallets to plates, Eve and her assailant use just about everything but the kitchen sink against one another, including the kitchen cooler.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The Penzance Musical, an exquisitely funny, meticulously concocted theatrical pavlova—the 1879 operetta The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan—has been whacked with a mallet.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
Noun
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Prater has pieces like John Wayne Gacy’s clown costume, Jeffrey Dahmer’s bloody fridge, Charles Manson’s guitar, and even more notably, the Trinity Killer’s hammer and the Bay Harbor Butcher’s blood slides.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
25 July 2025
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Early Friday morning, Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children deputies and SWAT personnel carried out a search warrant at his home and found a laptop in the trunk of Kull’s car that had been hit multiple times with a hammer, the affidavit said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Sirenko has an excellent chin, but he is getting hit with some sledgehammers and walking through it.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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This is truly a sledgehammer available to President Trump to end this war.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Doing this requires knowledge of when an aircraft is about to touch down, a knowledge that beetles, mosquitoes, wasps, scorpions, butterflies, and other airport-grass dwellers have mysteriously developed.—
Fabio Morábito,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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Seen here is an arrangement of wisteria and iris with a small stage beetle climbing a stem.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
18 July 2025
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The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.—
Marcello Rossetti,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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At that time, Democrats controlled the gavel in the House, but the chamber has since flipped to Republican control.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Her dad keeps her close on game day The Yankees slugger has been seen wearing a dazzling custom pendant in the shape of a gavel, a nod to his All Rise Foundation and his commanding presence at the plate.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Many dressed in Black Sabbath gear and walked with canes — a nod to the Prince of Darkness’ style.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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In interviews conducted as part of the investigation, the children told officials Brian Griffeth had beaten them with a cane and locked them in their bedrooms.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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