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Recent Examples of stylet
The team explains how scientists can examine an octopus’ beak, stylets, and growth rings in the lab to determine how old the animal is.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
Then, the mosquito uses one stylet—the labrum—to prod around, seeking a blood vessel to pierce.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
Sulfur sprays and stylet oil fungicides will also reduce the spread of powdery mildew.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
The last stylet—the hypopharynx—drips mosquito saliva into the wound.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
In the ring-mating species, its walls are thick to prevent injury from the intruding stylet or the anchored sperm.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
The respiratory therapist pulled out my stylet, inflated the tip balloon through its small port at the top, attached an Ambu bag to the open mouth of the endotracheal tube and pushed in liters of oxygen.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2015
The stylet adapts to more easily pierce a partner’s skin, becoming sharper and reinforced.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
The procedure involves using a slender surgical probe known as a stylet to guide a tube down the woman's throat, according to Dr. Hudman Hoo, a pulmonologist and the medical director of St. Anthony's Hospital's ICU ward in St. Petersburg, Florida.
—Randi Kaye and Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
Then, the mosquito uses one stylet—the labrum—to prod around, seeking a blood vessel to pierce.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
Sulfur sprays and stylet oil fungicides will also reduce the spread of powdery mildew.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
The last stylet—the hypopharynx—drips mosquito saliva into the wound.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
In the ring-mating species, its walls are thick to prevent injury from the intruding stylet or the anchored sperm.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
The respiratory therapist pulled out my stylet, inflated the tip balloon through its small port at the top, attached an Ambu bag to the open mouth of the endotracheal tube and pushed in liters of oxygen.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2015
The stylet adapts to more easily pierce a partner’s skin, becoming sharper and reinforced.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
The procedure involves using a slender surgical probe known as a stylet to guide a tube down the woman's throat, according to Dr. Hudman Hoo, a pulmonologist and the medical director of St. Anthony's Hospital's ICU ward in St. Petersburg, Florida.
—Randi Kaye and Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stylet
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Three Humvees, more than a dozen bayonets and other items were taken from a storage warehouse and parking lot at the Army Reserve Center in Tustin this week, and the thieves remain at large, police announced Friday.City News Service, Orange County Register, 12 Jan. 2025
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In fact, up until World War II, the most common method for finding the explosives was to prod the ground with a pointed stick or bayonet.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2025
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The sentiment felt like a dagger, striking with unbearable pain.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni That feels like a possible first-half dagger.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
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Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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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
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The officers stopped the vehicle and initiated an investigation, which led to the discovery of several burglary tools, including a handsaw, bolt cutters, and pry tools, scattered inside the car.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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This 10-in-1 multitool features a bottle opener, a cord cutter, three hex wrenches, and a screwdriver—and that’s just the beginning.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2025
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Well, some customers like to break it apart in other ways or slice it at home by knife.Miami Herald File, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Mejia was also arrested on Nov. 27, 2024, after allegedly stabbing a neighbor's Ring camera with a kitchen knife.Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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And of course, killer boots: thigh-high stilettos, and the aforementioned cowboy kind.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
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Sky-high stilettos meet gorgeous, expansive vistas in this glossy ode to excess.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Almost a year after his death, one of his former friends – the one who’d kept a machete beside his bed – was still bitterly haunted.Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
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That same year, 16 people were killed after a Uyghur attacked dozens of Chinese police officers with a dump truck and machetes.Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Stylet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stylet. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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