as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
slashed at the prison guard with a shank he had secretly made from a scrap of metal
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Recent Examples of shank
Those charges may also be upgraded as authorities say he was caught in jail with a six-inch shank.
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Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
The Phase Evo includes a high-density comfort collar and a TPU shank for midfoot stability.
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Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
The shank is a behemoth chunk of meat, marinated in about a pantry’s worth of spices including black cardamon, cinnamon, allspice, marjoram and cocoa powder.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
While in Lauderdale County Detention Center, Casey unsuccessfully attempted to escape at least once in 2020 with a shank, Singleton later told CNN.
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Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
The Phase Evo includes a high-density comfort collar and a TPU shank for midfoot stability.
—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
The shank is a behemoth chunk of meat, marinated in about a pantry’s worth of spices including black cardamon, cinnamon, allspice, marjoram and cocoa powder.
—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
While in Lauderdale County Detention Center, Casey unsuccessfully attempted to escape at least once in 2020 with a shank, Singleton later told CNN.
—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shank
Noun
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The knife went through it with ease, and the mix of sweet cinnamon and savory chicken just worked perfectly together.
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About 15 minutes before the police found the victims, a man flagged down a Lauderhill officer to report that someone armed with a knife tried to attack him, according to police.
Noun
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Miguel Vargas then hit a 1-1 cutter from Mitch Spence over the left-field wall for his 18th home run of the season to give the Sox a 3-0 lead.
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His last three cutter-drones raced past the frightened spawn siblings to the wall.
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“Shank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shank. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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