as in poniard
a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon
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Recent Examples of dagger
Topping the bottles is a broken heart with a dagger through the top.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Lincoln-Way West 20-9 (4) Ava Tisch hits long 3-point dagger in fourth quarter of 37-33 win over Downers Grove North.
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—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Fueling Friday’s 66-62 win over UConn, the back-to-back defending NCAA champions, was 21 points from guard RJ Luis Jr., whose jumper with under 11 seconds remaining served as the dagger.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
UConn got within two points in the final 30 seconds, but Zee Spearman sank a dagger layup for the Lady Vols that put the Huskies down two scores with 12 seconds to play.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Lincoln-Way West 20-9 (4) Ava Tisch hits long 3-point dagger in fourth quarter of 37-33 win over Downers Grove North.
10.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Fueling Friday’s 66-62 win over UConn, the back-to-back defending NCAA champions, was 21 points from guard RJ Luis Jr., whose jumper with under 11 seconds remaining served as the dagger.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
UConn got within two points in the final 30 seconds, but Zee Spearman sank a dagger layup for the Lady Vols that put the Huskies down two scores with 12 seconds to play.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dagger
Noun
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When the Second Amendment was written, civilians only carried muskets and bayonets.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Patent leather stilettos and a David Yurman gold chain necklace topped off her look.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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Palmer paired it with a black Le City bag, sheer tights, and red-bottomed, Christian Louboutin stilettos.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Carry concealed dirk or dagger – 400 block of Santa Fe Drive, 11:12 a.m. DUI – 0 block of La Costa Avenue, 3:32 a.m.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2025
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California, which is also in the Ninth Circuit, bans the possession of an even wider assortment of bladed weapons, including dirks, daggers, ballistic knives, belt buckle knives, lipstick case knives, cane swords, and more.—
Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
9 Aug. 2023
Noun
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In June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) routinely confiscates a variety of objects from passengers, from pocketknives to high-end electronics.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 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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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dagger. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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