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chisel

[chiz-uhl] / ˈtʃɪz əl /
NOUN
shaping tool
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KYIV, Ukraine—It was late January, and an elite Ukrainian team grabbed their tools for a special operation critical to their country’s resistance against Russia: an underwater drone, a hammer and a chisel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

“CMS is continuing to chisel away at higher spending associated with coding intensity,” says Tricia Neuman, executive director for the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a health policy nonprofit.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

They stooped to cut the right-size stalks at the base with a sudden jab of an asparagus knife, a tool that resembles a fireplace poker with a forked chisel tip instead of a point.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

Finally, he was able to chisel out the embedded trunk handle to open it, clambering in and driving his Model Y Long Range S.U.V. five miles to the closet supercharging station.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Their goal is to place the IBM Selectric II beside the feather quill and chisel in the museum of antiquated writing implements.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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