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Recent Examples of switchblade
During the struggle, the assailant pulled out a switchblade and slashed the man in the forearm before running out of the station.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
As fists and switchblades fly, the combatants take turns invading each other’s dance spaces, leaping and jabbing with grace and athleticism.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
He had been convicted in January for a range of offenses including possession of a switchblade knife, being armed with a weapon with an intention to commit an indictable offense, stalking, intimidation, and damaging property, ABC reported.
—Mark Baker and Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
The glory days when Vivian Gornick and Ellen Willis were dissecting the gender politics of everyday life, Stanley Crouch was turning cultural polemics into a new form of jazz and James Wolcott was sharpening his all-purpose critical switchblade may have been over.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
As fists and switchblades fly, the combatants take turns invading each other’s dance spaces, leaping and jabbing with grace and athleticism.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
He had been convicted in January for a range of offenses including possession of a switchblade knife, being armed with a weapon with an intention to commit an indictable offense, stalking, intimidation, and damaging property, ABC reported.
—Mark Baker and Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
The glory days when Vivian Gornick and Ellen Willis were dissecting the gender politics of everyday life, Stanley Crouch was turning cultural polemics into a new form of jazz and James Wolcott was sharpening his all-purpose critical switchblade may have been over.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switchblade
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The main frame 10-pointer was cool, but a long dagger point coming off his base added a bit of flair too cool to pass up.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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Fitting into that Manet moment, as well as the current dagger point of what Paris has apparently decided is the thing to do, Zoe Kravitz resolutely sees and ups the Lila Grace Moss-Hack’s black lace bet by shortening it dramatically and accelerating the general see-through-ness everywhere possible.Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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For example, Catherine doesn’t mention that Jonathan pierced his arm with his pocketknife — a gift from Mr. Brigstocke — and forced her to drink the blood.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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According to a board member, the state had also placed School 10 on a list of dangerous schools, partly owing to an incident in which a student had been found with a pocketknife.Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Heraclio Mejia, threatened violence against his wife, injured a family member who attempted to de-escalate the situation with a knife, then assaulted a police officer, Joseph said.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The task of silverware placement and napkin arranging begins as a relatively simple one, taught through phonetic devices like B-M-W (bread, meal, water) or various colorful stories that involve the knife protecting the spoon.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Concerning incidents have occurred including ballot boxes being set on fire in Oregon and Washington and a Trump supporter being arrested in Neptune Beach, Florida for threatening two Kamala Harris supporters with a machete outside an early voting site.Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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The city's discovery didn't require breaking through the jungle with machetes or patiently excavating with brushes and spatulas.Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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Combs allegedly required the women to rock party dresses, couldn’t wear jeans or sneakers, and had to don high stilettos.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Forget ball gowns: Vodianova appeared in the ad campaign wearing skintight black PVC leggings, pointed stilettos, and a casual cardigan to echo the necklace’s neo-’80s vibe.Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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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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There are vents in the back for fresh air, pin bayonets and a slide lock to keep doors tightly closed and secure, and all-weather construction to prevent rust and corrosion.Shea Simmons, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Between the lines: While Jeffries is known for his scorching takedowns of Republicans behind the podium and on the House floor, his allies say one of his unsung skills is knowing when to put down his bayonet and cut a deal.Andrew Solender, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
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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
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On Tuesday, Adam Abdul-Jabbar was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of carrying a dirk or dagger and three enhancements of inflicting great bodily injury, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2020
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“Switchblade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switchblade. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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