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thumbtacks

  • plural
    of thumbtack.
    thumbtack
    noun
    a tack with a large, flat head, designed to be thrust into a board or other fairly soft object or surface by the pressure of the thumb.

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BARCELONA, Spain — Andreas Kron of Denmark won a rainy second stage of the Spanish Vuelta that local media reported was marred when several competitors rode over thumbtacks on Sunday.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

These metatheatrical maneuvers at the beginning and end of “Ava” seem as if they were added last minute with thumbtacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

While we are on ravioli, even if they are stuffed with thumbtacks and rusty pennies, they are better than spaghetti.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2023

The audience — yet Kemper’s no-nonsense pixie who suffers a dozen thumbtacks to the face runs a close second.

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021

I took one of the thumbtacks out and went back to Momma’s bed.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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