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Recent Examples of switchblade
In June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
One thing leads to another, and as is common with such hedonistic reunions among longtime buddies, somebody ends up with a switchblade in their neck.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
At a preliminary hearing held last year, San Diego police Detective Christopher Murray testified that Logan admitted to committing the homicide with a switchblade.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
One thing leads to another, and as is common with such hedonistic reunions among longtime buddies, somebody ends up with a switchblade in their neck.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
At a preliminary hearing held last year, San Diego police Detective Christopher Murray testified that Logan admitted to committing the homicide with a switchblade.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switchblade
Noun
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And then, to drive the dagger into Michaela even more, Simone walks down the stairs in a stunning pale blue dress that Michaela had made for her.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
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Brunson’s shot — a cold-blooded pull-up three with the season hanging in the balance — was the dagger that sent New York to its third straight second-round appearance.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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While the Swiss Army knife and similar pocketknives were banned after 9/11, in recent years, some policy changes, such as by the FAA, now allow small knives on commercial planes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The Swiss Army knife is a multitool pocketknife originally made by Victorinox.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The knife was attached to a cable and measured to be seemingly less than an inch away from Cruise’s eyeball.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Two suspects reportedly ran up on the officer, threatened him with a knife and beat him, breaking his orbital bone.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
Noun
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There, several members yanked Junior out of the deli and butchered him with knives and a machete.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Marshall Roper still has a scar on his face from where he was slashed by a machete during the invasion of his tobacco farm in 2000.—
Ish Mafundikwa,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Jenner chose a cropped orange leather jacket, with a white buttoned neck and zipped sleeves, keeping the rest of her outfit simple with a super cropped white t-shirt, black leather tie-waist pants, and white stiletto pointed pumps.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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The run of shoes also included loafers in a variety of styles, from embroidered to velvet and suede, as well as slingback heels, stiletto pumps with a pointed toe, and espadrille sneakers.—
FN Staff,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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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Baca, who has been leading these workshops since 2011, recalled a moment from one: Everett Cox, a Vietnam War veteran who had kept away from everything military for decades, responded to a prompt of action verbs by expertly stabbing and slashing with an invisible bayonet.—
Dina Litovsky,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Prosecutors showed the jury photos of victims with scars left by objects including a bayonet, a burning cigarette and ropes.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Misdemeanor carry concealed dirk or dagger, 3000 block Ocean Front Walk, 1:18 p.m.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Carry concealed dirk or dagger – 400 block of Santa Fe Drive, 11:12 a.m. DUI – 0 block of La Costa Avenue, 3:32 a.m.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Switchblade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switchblade. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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