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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
Noun
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For the occasion, the office of the local governor had prepared an elaborate ceremony, with a military band and an honor guard standing at attention, the bayonets of their rifles glinting in the sun.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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Striking miners were astonished to discover soldiers from the U.S. Army disembarking from train cars, their bayonets glittering in the frosty air.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 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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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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The cutter was relatively effective (.416 expected opponent slugging percentage), as was his sweeper (.428 XSLG), but left-handed hitters teed off on his four-seamer (.778 XSLG) and change-up (.509 XSLG).—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Through August, Webb’s cutter accounted for 1.1% of his pitches.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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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In his backpack, agents found zip ties, duct tape, ammunition, a firearm, a knife, lockpicking equipment, two phones and a thumbdrive, court documents say.—
James Bandler,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Burke’s look was paired with bold red tights and a pair of pointed-toe stilettos.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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Her nails, which were worn long and filed into a pointed stiletto shape, were equally on theme in an emo kid palette of red and black, a.k.a.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ortega’s accomplice, who is still being sought, threatened the victim with a machete before running off with the victim’s laptop, wallet, credit cards, and cell phone, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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An Islamist group linked to Islamic State called the AFD is feared to have beheaded the victims with machetes in the province of North Kivu, highlighting the violence against Christians in some parts of the globe.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Stylet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stylet. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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