as in to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money
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Recent Examples of chisel
Sculptor Roman Villarreal, whose portfolio includes works on Chicago’s South Side and at Steelworkers Park, chiseled the turtles out of 15,00-pound chunks of limestone.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
The three prisoners chiseled an escape route from their own jail cells and built makeshift, papier mâché heads.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the earliest pieces of evidence of using land to borrow goes back to the Code of Hammurabi, chiseled into stone almost 4,000 years ago.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The seven new Deluxe Shoreside Rooms debuted with the hotel's 2023 opening and feel as if they were chiseled directly into the rocky terrain.
—Marquita K. Harris, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
The three prisoners chiseled an escape route from their own jail cells and built makeshift, papier mâché heads.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the earliest pieces of evidence of using land to borrow goes back to the Code of Hammurabi, chiseled into stone almost 4,000 years ago.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The seven new Deluxe Shoreside Rooms debuted with the hotel's 2023 opening and feel as if they were chiseled directly into the rocky terrain.
—Marquita K. Harris, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chisel
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The defending champion Philadelphia Eagles have drawn the blueprint on perpetually pouring resources into the front seven on defense, consistently plucking players from SEC schools and throwing them onto an assembly line of quarterback mashers.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Women dominate the lower tiers of tea labor, from plucking to packaging and remain vastly underrepresented in management, ownership, or policy influence.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Martinez’s son squeezed the trigger five times, shooting Rivera to death and wounding two others, the detective wrote in the affidavit.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Brunson ultimately aligned himself with fan-favorite LA Knight after Haliburton tried helping Paul to cheat during the match by giving him brass knuckles.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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But death in the Final Destination movies has a way of coming for those who cheat their fate, and in this case, the grim reaper wants the survivors of the Skyview disaster and their blood relatives.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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An animated Wheel Of Time, for instance, could stick closer to the source material while costing a fraction of what a live-action series costs.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Philips sticked away a backhand attempt by Minnesota’s Brooke McQuigge just 35 seconds into overtime, with the Frost forward getting loose in front of the Ottawa net.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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Its allure is rooted in seeing the celebrity guest melt beneath the weight of hot sauce: Shaq’s eyes stung red with tears, viscera gushed from O’Brien nose.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Recent history suggests that Republicans would take few lessons from even a stinging rebuke in the midterms.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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Police officers, firefighters and service members hustled to unload carloads of diapers, car seats, clothes, toys, books and toiletries that residents had dropped off.—
Tammy Murga,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Neal Moritz was hustling the heck out of this from the jump.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Dale Ellis covers the federal courthouse beat for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, reporting on criminal and civil matters that impact Arkansans.—
Dale Ellis,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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Mater Dei rallied to beat Peninsula 20-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-19 in Division 2.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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“Chisel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chisel. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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