as in dagger
a long blade that is attached to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon in battle
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Recent Examples of bayonet
Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2018
One elderly man was bayoneted to death; another man was thrown alive into a well and killed with a hand grenade.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Lots of people died fighting for this in – in just horrific struggles when the main form of killing was a bayonet.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
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Noun
One elderly man was bayoneted to death; another man was thrown alive into a well and killed with a hand grenade.
—Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2018
One elderly man was bayoneted to death; another man was thrown alive into a well and killed with a hand grenade.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
Verb
For one moment, Tex Watson, armed with a gun and a bayonet, turned his back, and Sebring charged him.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Lots of people died fighting for this in – in just horrific struggles when the main form of killing was a bayonet.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bayonet
Noun
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At Milan Fashion Week last month, the dagger heel was in the spotlight once again as the label doubled down on its heritage.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
12 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, Rainey wins over Loretta, who buys the dagger just so Rainey can keep it as a memory of Lester.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
15 Sep. 2023
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Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.—
Mallory Creveling,
Health,
3 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Hacking a path through dense jungle with a machete.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bohler is reportedly accused of approaching Rakeem Tayquon Young, 34, while Young was walking his dog, Chanel, and pulling out a machete while threatening to kill the animal.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears.—
John Tufts,
USA TODAY,
30 Aug. 2017
Verb
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Following strict guidelines from its London studio, the physical presence of Phoebe Philo is a sleekly minimal space featuring glass display cases and bespoke furniture such as wooden display shelves and perforated steel chairs reminiscent of Space Age design.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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For the separator, small PET pieces the size of postage stamps were flattened and perforated with hot needles, optimizing current flow through the liquid electrolyte.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At least one of the many knife wounds on Greenberg’s body was to the back of her neck.—
Brandon Griggs,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Place the point of a large chef’s knife at the center of the lobster just below the large claws.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The solutions, according to the Bay Area Equity Atlas report and Price’s work, have to be multi-pronged in order to really tackle the problems of housing affordability.—
Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2019
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Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.—
Katherine J. Igoe,
Marie Claire,
2 Aug. 2019
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
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“Bayonet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayonet. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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