scalpel

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Recent Examples of scalpel Removing fat from beneath this broad muscle requires a scalpel and a surgeon who specializes in deep neck surgery. Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024 That’s like hiring a surgeon who has never lifted a scalpel. Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024 The researchers successfully retrieved a metal scalpel buried in sand and picked up steel bolts and lab tubes floating on water. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024 Some like the scalpel on the left, some on the right. Jeff Wilser, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scalpel 
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Noun
  • The next morning, however, Orry discovers Tula has poisoned his entire family — save for his brother — and has a dagger left over for him.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, two other rushers were able to find the end zone, with Lamar Jackson getting in for the Ravens’ first score of the game and Justice Hill putting the dagger in the victory with a 51-yard score in the fourth quarter.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • One of the deputies went outside to grab more medical supplies from their car and saw Christopher S. Evans, 35, standing nearby with a knife in each hand.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Still, having somebody in a character mask run around with a big knife is damn lazy as far as pop-culture subversions go.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The one tribe that finishes first gets their pot and machete.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
  • At that time, another man came out of the encampment and put a machete blade to Romero-Milan's neck.
    Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • For example, Catherine doesn’t mention that Jonathan pierced his arm with his pocketknife — a gift from Mr. Brigstocke — and forced her to drink the blood.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • According to a board member, the state had also placed School 10 on a list of dangerous schools, partly owing to an incident in which a student had been found with a pocketknife.
    Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Created by celebrity nail artist Brittney Boyce, these nails feature 14-karat white gold stiletto nails embellished with diamonds.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Aguilera wore nothing but stiletto high heels, a black undergarment, and a matching beret on top of her hair that was styled in large curls.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Videos shared online as far back as May 2022 show Ukrainian troops using Switchblade suicide drones, which have wings that pop out like a switchblade and are made by U.S. defense contractor AeroVironment, to target Russian forces.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
  • When Trump was 13, his father found his collection of switchblades (bought after seeing West Side Story) and shipped him off to a military academy known for corporal punishment.
    EW.com, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • If these were not available a gun could be spiked with a bayonet which would then be broken off so it could not be pulled out.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • There are vents in the back for fresh air, pin bayonets and a slide lock to keep doors tightly closed and secure, and all-weather construction to prevent rust and corrosion.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
  • In that post, she could be seen dressed in a pirate costume, complete with a large hat, knee-high black boots and a cutlass sword.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024

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“Scalpel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalpel. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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