as in poniard
a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon
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Recent Examples of dagger
Catapulted by a two-goal second period by Tim Holton — including a short handed dagger with one second left — and a 22-save shutout by Noel Adams, Dedham handed Hudson its first blanking of the season to secure a bid to the state final against the winner of No. 1 Stoneham versus No. 5 Winthrop.
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Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
With just over two minutes left, Tatum knocked down a dagger three pointer to extend the lead to 105-95.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
And a five-hole dagger of a lamp-lighter to cement the Sailors’ 4-2 Class 4A title victory over Glenwood Springs, giving the school its first team championship since 1998.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
One dagger wouldn’t be enough to send Bowie State packing.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
With just over two minutes left, Tatum knocked down a dagger three pointer to extend the lead to 105-95.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
And a five-hole dagger of a lamp-lighter to cement the Sailors’ 4-2 Class 4A title victory over Glenwood Springs, giving the school its first team championship since 1998.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
One dagger wouldn’t be enough to send Bowie State packing.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dagger
Noun
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For the occasion, the office of the local governor had prepared an elaborate ceremony, with a military band and an honor guard standing at attention, the bayonets of their rifles glinting in the sun.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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Striking miners were astonished to discover soldiers from the U.S. Army disembarking from train cars, their bayonets glittering in the frosty air.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ortega’s accomplice, who is still being sought, threatened the victim with a machete before running off with the victim’s laptop, wallet, credit cards, and cell phone, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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An Islamist group linked to Islamic State called the AFD is feared to have beheaded the victims with machetes in the province of North Kivu, highlighting the violence against Christians in some parts of the globe.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 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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Burke’s look was paired with bold red tights and a pair of pointed-toe stilettos.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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Her nails, which were worn long and filed into a pointed stiletto shape, were equally on theme in an emo kid palette of red and black, a.k.a.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Carry concealed dirk or dagger – 400 block of Santa Fe Drive, 11:12 a.m. DUI – 0 block of La Costa Avenue, 3:32 a.m.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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In June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) routinely confiscates a variety of objects from passengers, from pocketknives to high-end electronics.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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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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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dagger. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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