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Recent Examples of hilt
The blacksmith clamped this tang into the hilt and secured it with rivets, reported Archaeology News.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Boasting a detachable hilt, it's powered by three AA batteries, which are, thankfully, included.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Fire dances off the hilt of the katana in her hand.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Boasting a detachable hilt, it's powered by three AA batteries, which are, thankfully, included.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Fire dances off the hilt of the katana in her hand.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilt
Noun
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Kim explains that it’s packed with proteins and conditioning agents that help reinforce the hair shaft and smooth the cuticle.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jared Spurgeon took a shot that Boldy, unmarked in front of the net, tipped with his stick shaft to guide the puck past goalie Jake Oettinger after the Wild lost Game 3 in double overtime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Julia Fox looks gorgeous in a floor-length turquoise gown with bows for The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation New York Dinner in New York City on April 21.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Instead of bearing fishing poles, most have Soviet-era heavy machine guns bolted to their bows with a small rocket launcher atop.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gambling addiction is a serious public health issue that prediction markets intensify by merging the addictive feedback loops of social media with casino-style wagering.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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This feedback loop can bear strange fruit.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Hilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilt. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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