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mallet

[mal-it] / ˈmæl ɪt /


NOUN
mace
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A hospital monitor’s flat-line drone dissolved into an orchestral beginning, suggesting a return to life; hand-drum rhythms injected Mexican flavor, while bells and mallet instruments supplied some otherworldly touches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Alternatively, use a meat mallet to flatten and add a pattern to the cookies.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025

The ensemble spends much of its time on mallet instruments, setting the stage, keeping a melodic line or pulse going.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

"It does look like a cross between a mallet and a toilet brush. So they're not always pretty, but yet what comes out of them is so spectacular."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025

But Abuela stops mashing the meat with a mallet and turns to me.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

SINGAPORE—The crowd gasped as the brokers swung the wooden mallets on the lid of the sake barrel, cracking it open in celebration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

At St. Anne School in Santa Monica, I watched Cummins harness the squirmy energy of second-graders wielding xylophone mallets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026

Quite taken by Ayers's enthusiasm and delight at the performance, Hampton gifted the youngster a pair of vibe mallets.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025

They had all the equipment at the ready: crowbars, shovels, and mallets.

From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024

These men carried mallets in their gloved hands.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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