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poniard

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verb

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Recent Examples of poniard
Noun
This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears. John Tufts, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poniard
Noun
  • The dagger appears to be 7.5 inches in length when uncovered from under the hairbrush.
    Brian Dillon, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Barkley delivered the dagger on the Eagles’ next offensive possession.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • President Herbert Hoover deployed about 3,500 Army soldiers, in addition to police, to remove the veterans with tear gas, bayonets, and by setting fire to their camps, the VA said.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Three Humvees, more than a dozen bayonets and other items were taken from a storage warehouse and parking lot at the Army Reserve Center in Tustin this week, and the thieves remain at large, police announced Friday.
    City News Service, Orange County Register, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.
    CNN, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.
    Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
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
Verb
  • The front seats are immaculate with dozens of baseball-mitt-like brown leather panels perforated for heating and cooling.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • And then also reducing the amount of surface coverage on the band itself by also removing and perforating.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Sony has a gross horror item called Heart Eyes in which as the red-band trailer shows sees one main character done in with a knife thrust into eye in grisly fashion.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Best Overall: Olay Super Serum Pros Good for a range of skin concerns Under $40 Immediately improves skin’s appearance Cons Contains fragrance that might irritate sensitive skin This 2024 Healthy Beauty Award winner is a bit of a skin care Swiss Army knife.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
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
Verb
  • As the only child of Whitney and Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina was thrust into the spotlight from a young age, experiencing a life full of both triumphs and struggles.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • He was thrust into the starting role in Week 6 of the 2024 season in a 41-21 loss to the Texans.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025

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“Poniard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poniard. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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