Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bolo
Noun
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In one case, someone nearby came to the aid of the victim, killing the eagle with a machete.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025 -
After the first challenge on the beach saw the Lagi tribe leave victorious, winning a machete, flint and a pot, the losing Vula and Civa tribes had to send two tribe members to compete for a chance to win those materials.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Lots of people died fighting for this in – in just horrific struggles when the main form of killing was a bayonet.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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Ti-Ally The bayonet is followed by a Timascus machete blade, which is in turn followed by a saw blade and then by a comb … yes, a hair comb.—
Ben Coxworth
May 30,
New Atlas,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The final dagger for Martinez was an 11-game losing streak last month, when Washington went 7-19.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Unlike two semi-famous people who blithely chatted away in the aisle holding up the start of Act 2. Andrew Lloyd Webber shot daggers at them.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Once chilled, use a sharp knife and slice the meat against the grain into very thin pieces.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Alcala had a knife and cut the tie of her blouse around her neck, nicking her skin.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Officers also recovered 11 orange pills believed to be Adderall and a pocketknife from Tracy’s pocket.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2025
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After investigating, police learned a man, later identified as Robert Dean, of New Mexico, came up behind the victim and stabbed him with a pocketknife in an unprovoked attack, officers said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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July 13, 2025: Megan Thee Stallion shares more photos with her pink stiletto nails and curly hair look.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
13 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Wednesday saw Kardashian, a Balenciaga brand ambassador, dressed in a white latex Balenciaga dress with matching boot stilettos.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
9 July 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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And the cutter the first inning, just got his hands inside of it and kept it fair.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Rockies starter Kyle Freeland fired a first-pitch cutter.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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“Bolo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolo. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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