tongs
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I may need to open my emails with metal tongs for the next 48 hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He had used tongs to move the barbecue to one side and extinguished it, so he thought it was safe.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Use clean tongs, cutting boards and plates for serving cooked food.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
He recommends putting oil on a paper towel to rub on the grill using a pair of tongs.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
And through all this his mother’s eyes were on him; her hand, like fiery tongs, gripped the lukewarm ember of his heart; and caused him to feel, at the thought of death, another, colder terror.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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