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Recent Examples of mallet
Use a meat mallet to pound the chicken to an even thickness, about 1/2 inch thick.
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Kia Damon, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
In a separate photo, the crowbar and a mallet allegedly used to pry open the safe are also visible.
—Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Their specialties include 45-piece discovery boxes, hot chocolate mix, and the unique Chocolate Box - a massive block of chocolate with wooden mallets.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
This also prevents your meat mallet from getting dirty as well.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
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Kia Damon, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
In a separate photo, the crowbar and a mallet allegedly used to pry open the safe are also visible.
—Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Their specialties include 45-piece discovery boxes, hot chocolate mix, and the unique Chocolate Box - a massive block of chocolate with wooden mallets.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
This also prevents your meat mallet from getting dirty as well.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mallet
Noun
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If the Administration were not using this kind of fake (to borrow a term) legalism as an excuse to take a hammer to higher education, the letter might be funny.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The indiscriminate slashing has given impotent Democrats a hammer to use against the administration.—
Nolan Finley,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yet simply revoking these programs is another example of Trump reacting to complicated issues with a sledgehammer approach.—
ORLANDO SENTINEL AND MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARDS,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Its method of doing so is tantamount to hitting a fly with a sledgehammer.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This first-of-its-kind assessment evaluated nearly 1,600 species — including bees, beetles, butterflies, moths, flower flies, bats, and hummingbirds.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Explore the different types of birds, butterflies, bees, and beetles, pollinating the lagoon’s diverse flowers.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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John Franklin-Myers mauls RT Rosengarten and gets sack, knocking Baltimore out of FG position.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
3 Nov. 2024
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Cama’s 7-point try box came in the 74th minute and was a result of the Legion muscling their way to a series of successful scrums, mauls and rucks before Cama punched it over inside the 5-meter line area.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Self then struck down his gavel and abruptly ended the meeting.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Self then quickly tapped his gavel and adjourned the meeting.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Injured in a fall during infancy, McCombs depended on the support of a cane for the rest of his life.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Alas, Mount Gay doesn’t grow enough cane to use in all its rums, and Single Estate is still limited to a few thousand bottles per year.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mallet. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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