peeler

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Recent Examples on the Web Peel cucumbers: Start by using a vegetable peeler to peel the cucumber into two long, thin strips. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 June 2024 Using a vegetable peeler, take a bit of the peel of an orange, trying to get as little white pith as possible. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 May 2024 How to Make Oleo-Saccharum Use a vegetable peeler to remove large strips of peel from an unwaxed (preferably organic) lemon, avoiding the pith (the white part of the lemon between the flesh and skin). Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 May 2024 Meanwhile, zest the reserved orange with a vegetable peeler, and slice zest into very thin strips. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for peeler 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeler
Noun
  • Most recoveries were of large, nonferrous cargoes sunk during the First and Second World Wars—tin, copper, gold, and silver—and very few were lifted from more than a few hundred metres of water.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a cast iron tub, a breakfast nook, a kitchen with copper pans, and a master bedroom with French doors.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Friction point: Because of a state law that requires law enforcement officers to remain more than 100 feet from a polling center, counties rely on constables as a first line of defense.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Denise Hatch has been embroiled in several criminal cases since late last year after police launched an extensive investigation into the constable’s office.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Early last month, the Antioch City Council allocated up to $500,000 for its gun violence reduction initiative to fund long-term assistance from outside law enforcement agencies, whose officers would earn $200 an hour.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Traps have also been set up and officers are using thermal imaging cameras in an attempt to recapture the animals, police said.
    Austin Mullen, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • He's supposed to take it easy but instead partners with a young Oregon cop (Tye Sheridan) to tackle a neo-Nazi group with nefarious plans and a charismatic leader (Nicholas Hoult).
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • On Thursday, Abdallahi was charged with an additional felony count of terrorism and one felony count of a hate crime, Chicago’s top cop, Supt.
    NBC Chicago, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The policeman denied the accusations about the letter.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Outside Parliament, a small cluster of policemen were dawdling on the sidewalk.
    Nadia Beard, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • The chase began when DPS troopers spotted a Dodge Charger suspected of transporting immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The father of Elijah McClain was sentenced to 10 days in jail or home detention and received a 12-month deferred sentence for assaulting a Colorado State Patrol trooper during a drunken-driving arrest, according to the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In 1897, years before fingerprinting became widespread, French gendarmes used it to identify the serial killer Joseph Vacher.
    Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Seeing the knife, the gendarmes arrest him; Modi is home free.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The new council and mayor must tackle a slew of troubles for the city, which faces the largest per-capita homeless population in the county, a stark shortage of firefighters and police officers, and ongoing questions on how to balance growth and draw in business.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Elections officials noted that 10 police officers were present during last week's press conference to discuss the city's election operations.
    Joe Guillen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Peeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeler. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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