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knap

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Definition of knap

as in to chisel

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Recent Examples of knap There was the first time someone knapped and hafted a rock onto a spear shaft, and the first time someone strung up a bow. — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2020 The course was jointly led by Ojibwe elders, who taught him how to knap flint, tan hides and build wigwams. — Franz Lidz Meghan Dhaliwal, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Our Paleolithic ancestors learned to knap delicate blades from round stone cobbles, hunt large game and cook their food. — Herman Pontzer, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022 Rocks could be knapped, or shaped, into knife blades, spear points, ax heads, and more, allowing hunter-gatherers to take on new prey and use animal remains for clothing and other things. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024 Knowing how to make a friction fire, or how to whittle a paddle out of a log, or how to knap stone arrowheads all have their place in a survival situation (particularly fire making). — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2020

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But that is much more difficult in practice, because attitudes and subjective norms are chiseled by years of individual experiences, information and cultural influences.

— Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
To alleviate all that blockiness and bulk, the architects chiseled it like a block of marble, shaving here, notching there, bumping out, and pulling in to give it interest in the round.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026

Definition of chisel

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Understand cash inflow from cradle to grave and look at the forecast and cash flow weekly, holding everyone accountable for knowing their numbers and delivering on their numbers.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Las acciones de Google son especialmente insensibles y graves ante el cierre administrativo temporal del gobierno (shutdown), ignorando las peticiones de funcionarios gubernamentales y organizaciones hispanas que les solicitaron mantener la programación de Univision en el paquete principal.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025

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And unlike policies like Universal Basic Income, this strategy hews more closely to American values.

— Gene Sperling, Time, 1 July 2026
Today that album scans as an interesting but uneven experiment; the music Shook is releasing under their own name hews much closer to the Lucinda-fronting-the-Replacements sound of the Disarmers.

— Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of hew

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In a literal race against time, Beam sculpted an indelible archive.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
At the Signers’ Hall exhibit in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center, the Dickinson statue is placed apart in a corner, sculpted in a contemplative pose.

— Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of sculpt

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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

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