1
: a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
2
a
: something that resembles a dagger
b
: a character † used as a reference mark or to indicate a death date
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When Grimes rose up over Tre Mann and completed the rally with his dagger three, Joel Embiid sprinted off the bench with a huge smile on his face, and the entire bench joined him.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Some 78 yards later, Brown had a touchdown that his quarterback and coach would call the dagger in a 42-17 unexpected laugher at KU.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
The highlight – and dagger – came towards the end of the third quarter, when Tagovailoa found Waddle for a 43-yard catch-and-run.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Tre Harris caught a TD, the dagger.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Some 78 yards later, Brown had a touchdown that his quarterback and coach would call the dagger in a 42-17 unexpected laugher at KU.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
The highlight – and dagger – came towards the end of the third quarter, when Tagovailoa found Waddle for a 43-yard catch-and-run.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Tre Harris caught a TD, the dagger.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dagger. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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dagger
noun
dag·ger
ˈdag-ər 
1
: a short weapon for stabbing
2
: a symbol † used in printing as a reference mark to indicate a death date
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