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John Tufts, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2017
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
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Still, after all that time, James is capable of making winning plays — the chase down block, the key defensive stop and the bully-ball dagger all playing a role in helping the Lakers defeat the Kings 113-100.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Seymour and her colleagues also found other artifacts at the site, including crossbow bolts, lead bullets, swords, daggers, chain mail and plate armor.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Apparently, Lord John’s distant cousin Charles Grey and his troops killed 100 men in their beds, using nothing but bayonets.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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If these were not available a gun could be spiked with a bayonet which would then be broken off so it could not be pulled out.David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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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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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
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Both Lowe's and HGTV recommend a scoring tool or sandpaper to perforate the paper slightly so the water solution has easier access to the adhesive.Anna Kaufman, The Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2024
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Well, some customers like to break it apart in other ways or slice it at home by knife.Miami Herald File, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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After the bar closes, Jimenez prepares to kill Tommy with a knife.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 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
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In that post, she could be seen dressed in a pirate costume, complete with a large hat, knee-high black boots and a cutlass sword.Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
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Becoming Queen Zulu Amid her groundbreaking work in Louisiana, Macias was unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight in a different arena: Mardi Gras.Javier Hasse, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Threat level: When elevators are out of order, people who are unable to take the stairs or have difficulty doing so are thrust into a crisis.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Poniard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poniard. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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