as in to pluck
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 chisel
In 2022, the drought in the Czech Republic was so severe that the Elbe River receded to reveal a rock along the bank with an inscription chiseled in 1417.
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Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
Because there are few things more humiliating than watching your name being chiseled off the walls of an illustrious institution.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Its marble relief figures on all four sides of female musicians and warriors look as if they were chiseled yesterday.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
On Brač, Stina Vino turns out elegant wines that taste chiseled from the island's limestone-rich soils.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
Because there are few things more humiliating than watching your name being chiseled off the walls of an illustrious institution.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Its marble relief figures on all four sides of female musicians and warriors look as if they were chiseled yesterday.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
On Brač, Stina Vino turns out elegant wines that taste chiseled from the island's limestone-rich soils.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chisel
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By the wannabe Yoda’s logic, as successful as a network like NBC was at the time, within a few years, one of its lesser rivals would almost surely mount a miraculous comeback and leave the Peacock looking plucked.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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The women’s High Rise Flare Stripe Pant feature bold white and orange stripes, plucked from Whataburger’s retro restaurant designs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Feb. 2025
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These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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It’s further squeezed by competition from others in the space, including Etsy, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, as well as big-box and online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Mark Darcy, however... While Daniel may have been able to cheat death, Mark, sadly, was not.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Some types of men are less likely to cheat than others — at least according to a pair of seasoned Arizona divorce attorneys.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The question of security guarantees is a sticking point for companies, Ukrainian businessmen and analysts said.—
Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Language learning app Duolingo killed off its plucky mascot, Duo the owl, this week — creating a social media marketing moment that may have more sticking power than recent Super Bowl ads.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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Wheaton’s actions may have stung in particular because Vought has publicly defended the college in the past.—
Emma Green,
The New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sandler and Farley, while both still incredibly popular with audiences, were eventually fired in 1995 by Michaels, who was stung by the criticism.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Catherine O’Hara and Willem Dafoe hustled prominent athletes in pickleball games over Michelob Ultras.—
Carolyn Burt,
Orange County Register,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Warriors hustled for loose balls and upped the physicality.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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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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“Chisel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chisel. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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