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Recent Examples of drumstick
This structure acts like a drumstick, striking the swim bladder during muscle contractions, which produces the loud sounds.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Loop kitchen string around drumsticks; tie securely to tail.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
Singer Gibby Haynes squirted flammable liquid on a cymbal, set it ablaze, and kept smashing the cymbal with a drumstick—flames shot up to the ceiling!
—Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
These drumsticks aren’t quite as large, but the experience is all the same.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Loop kitchen string around drumsticks; tie securely to tail.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
Singer Gibby Haynes squirted flammable liquid on a cymbal, set it ablaze, and kept smashing the cymbal with a drumstick—flames shot up to the ceiling!
—Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
These drumsticks aren’t quite as large, but the experience is all the same.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumstick
Noun
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The gunman then shot the driver in the left hand and thigh.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The lift is complete when the athlete stands upright with their shoulders back and the barbell at thigh level.Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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He was shot from behind just before 7 a.m. on Dec. 4 outside of the New York Hilton Midtown—where the meeting was being held—and was hit in the back and right calf, after which the suspect fled the area on foot and on an electric bike.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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One of the 14-year-olds suffered a gunshot wound to his calf and was said to be in stable condition, CBS Philadelphia reported.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The seafood-forward seasonal menu highlights regional produce and contemporary Australian cuisine with dishes like Tasmanian scallops, King Island Sirloin and Tasmanian lamb shank.Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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There’s one bad shank, a 20-yarder off the side of his foot.Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Drumstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumstick. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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