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
Production designer Stephen Phelps relishes in the austere minimalism of Linda’s 94th-street apartment, with editor Affonso Gonçalves elegantly chiseling the movie down to a lean under-75 minutes.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Slim, chiselled Tom wakes from his stupor, newly determined to prove his haters wrong.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The whole phone feels chiselled out of a single block.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Slim, chiselled Tom wakes from his stupor, newly determined to prove his haters wrong.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The whole phone feels chiselled out of a single block.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chisel
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Juwan Johnson, a 6-foot-4 open-space threat who Payton plucked undrafted out of Penn State in 2020, is re-upping for three years with the New Orleans Saints after constant buzz over a potential Payton reunion in Denver.—
Luca Evans,
The Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2025
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Hitchcock would have loved this beyond, given the sheer technical wizardry and skill of debuting 27-year-old Irish director Ronan Corrigan, who was plucked from a Black List-style program Bekmambetov founded called Screenlifers, designed to help emerging filmmakers in the format.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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But skyrocketing home prices and stubbornly high mortgage rates in the past few years have squeezed many buyers to the sidelines of the market, raising concerns that this year will see a nationwide drop in sales even during the spring homebuying season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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This 2019 retread attempts to squeeze that same emotional response out of viewers, simply by recreating every frame through photorealistic CGI.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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These are distinctions with meaningful differences: Smartphones are full-on computers in the pocket, tempting kids with nonstop streams of posts and videos and music and so much more, including instant access to AI bots that make cheating that much easier.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Broner reportedly is said to have cheated a current NBA All-Star out of $1.5 million and a former player out of $5 million in the games.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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If the new reboot is true to sticking true to the games, either character being the lead in the new movies would make perfect sense.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Whatever the circumstances around his decision to stick it out after 2023’s relegation, Firpo rolled his sleeves up and has become a key attacking presence over the past two seasons.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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His touch and shot stung Simon Mignolet’s palms and got Prince William, a friend of Mings, briefly off his seat from the stands above.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Find out about the equipment and site(s) needed to get started with your own adventure with these stinging insects that produce honey and useful beeswax.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, many women around the world are still struggling to find work, with many holding precarious jobs or forced to hustle in the informal economy just to get by.—
Meera Senthilingam,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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There was looting of office items ranging from computer monitors to art that hung on the walls to relics of the company’s storied past such as awards, while employees hustled to retrieve their personal belongings.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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Dallas Hobbs beat the buzzer with a three to put Mount St. Mary’s ahead 48-38 at halftime.—
Jeff Wallner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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The 67-year-old Sigmon, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by firing squad, was convicted in 2002 of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke by beating with a baseball bat at the couple's home in Greenville County, South Carolina.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Chisel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chisel. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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