variants
or chiselled
variants
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
Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024
Continuing the trend of celebrity look-alike contests in 2024, Powell's hometown of Austin, Texas, joined in on the fun by inviting dozens of Glen-esque hopefuls to Auditorium Shores on Nov. 24, where Powell 2.0 was chosen from among a crowd of chiseled contenders.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
Are straight men just this chiseled now?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Continue reading… ‘SIX-PACK’ SURGERY – More men are turning to a special surgical procedure to give them the look of chiseled abs.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024
Continuing the trend of celebrity look-alike contests in 2024, Powell's hometown of Austin, Texas, joined in on the fun by inviting dozens of Glen-esque hopefuls to Auditorium Shores on Nov. 24, where Powell 2.0 was chosen from among a crowd of chiseled contenders.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
From the ancient temples of Egypt and India to entire villages in Turkey and Iran, each structure was chiseled with painstaking precision.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
Are straight men just this chiseled now?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiseled
Verb
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These players cost a lot of money, that is true, but they were also plucked by a recruitment team established after a challenging first summer for the owners where the correct type of players were not hired.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Protesters aren’t just swept up during protests; since July, the authorities have plucked low-profile demonstrators from their homes days after they were seen on the street.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This measured approach mirrors the principles of lean philanthropy and agile business strategy, where organizations test, iterate, and adapt before expanding.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Participants were divided into three groups – lean, overweight, and obese – based on their body mass index (BMI).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Spurgeon saved possession, Shore hustled to beat the Hawks to the puck and popped it down low to Trenin, who set up Spurgeon’s tying goal through Jones’ screen.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Three hours later, the chair was hustled from the building, and Cohen followed soon afterward.—
Zach Zimmerman,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Congressman/Senator/President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a monstrous piece of work who cheated his way to power from his teens on.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Dec. 2024
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They felt cheated because rather than pay off the debt, Germany defaulted.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Australia beat their oldest rivals by five wickets in their Champions Trophy group game at Lahore on Saturday.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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As coached by Joe Schmidt, the Irish national team beat the New Zealand All Blacks here in 2016 (before some 62,000 people) for the first time in 111 years.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Chiseled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseled. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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