as in knifelike
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daggerlike
Adjective
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Most java lovers are familiar with ground coffee: roasted coffee beans that have been ground for use in a coffee machine.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Automatic drip coffeemakers and single-cup brewers heat water and slowly drip over a filter filled with ground coffee beans.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2025
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These basic ideas, far from revelatory, never come close to the trenchant critiques of hedonism in Wilde’s 1891 novel.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Image Wood’s critique — the way technology has left us prone to dysfunctional loneliness — is trenchant, but his approach is fundamentally goofy.—
Ismail Muhammad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Putting heavy or edged objects atop the cord may damage or pinch it, potentially causing short circuits.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
24 Mar. 2025
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Then came a raw-edged denim skirt from Miaou, which was as thigh-grazing as that viral Miu Miu micro skirt from the spring 2022 collection.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
25 Jan. 2023
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Gone were the light acoustic drums and Fender Rhodes, in were catchy choruses and edgy melodies, songs rooted in soul yet equally indebted to rap.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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At Stella McCartney’s fall 2025 ready-to-wear runway show during Paris Fashion Week, Macron wore a tiger-print midi dress with a tie-neck detail, paired with edgy thigh-high boots, wholly demonstrating the versatility of her wardrobe.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Daggerlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daggerlike. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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