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Recent Examples of jackknife
Some model year 2016 through 2020 Nissan Rogue and 2017 through 2022 Rogue Sports, have jackknife-style keys – the type in which the metal blade of the key flips out from within a plastic key fob.
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Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023
Valdez carved through the Philadelphia Phillies’ lineup with hard sinkers and jackknife curveballs, evening the World Series with a 5-2 victory that was out of his grasp last fall.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
All told, the Antidote is a one-board jackknife for advanced riders who like to ride fast and take chances.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
The extremely limited-run beer is limited to 200 bottles, sold as survival kits that include a solar blanket, paracord, and Swiss Army jackknife.
—Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2018
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Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023
Valdez carved through the Philadelphia Phillies’ lineup with hard sinkers and jackknife curveballs, evening the World Series with a 5-2 victory that was out of his grasp last fall.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
All told, the Antidote is a one-board jackknife for advanced riders who like to ride fast and take chances.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
The extremely limited-run beer is limited to 200 bottles, sold as survival kits that include a solar blanket, paracord, and Swiss Army jackknife.
—Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackknife
Noun
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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
Noun
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The researchers found that instead of hopping with just their feet breaking the surface, as older studies had described anecdotally, the frogs were actually doing a series of belly flops—sinking for a fraction of a second and then kicking themselves upward with each jump.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
30 Jan. 2025
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Buster the yellow Lab is a thicc fella who can stop, but will not stop, gleefully belly flopping into his swimming pool despite the increasingly helpless and desperately profane protestations of his mother.—
Julie Klausner,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Lala Kent is hoping to go back under the knife after noticing changes in her body following her second pregnancy.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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From the tactical Swiss army knives like Jones, Phil Foden, Lewis-Skelly and James to the star players such as Bellingham and Kane, Tuchel has plenty to work with.—
James Nalton,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lindelof offers clear communication from the middle of a back three but can be bullied when competing for headers.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The header off a corner kick sent the 30,018 fans (including the dozen or so Padres in attendance) into a frenzy.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Lakers landed two resounding blows that should have served as daggers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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In a close game with two minutes left, the player most likely to produce a dagger is Mississippi guard Sean Pedulla.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That could be in the range of the biggest drop in sales in the company’s history, nearly twice the drop during the early months of the pandemic, when factories and showrooms were closed due to stay-at-home orders.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Chargers looked past Quentin Johnston’s 13 career drops at TCU and took him in the first round.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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
Noun
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If the date calls for something a little more elevated, Leonard likes a midi-length slip dress layered under a cropped cardigan or leather jacket with boots or heels, depending on the season.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2025
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Price upon publish date of this article: $360 Silk Laundry Deco Rouleau Dress $400 Buy Now at nordstrom This 100-percent silk masterpiece can be styled from day to night and all over again, by virtue of the fact that slip dresses will never not be en vouge.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Jackknife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackknife. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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