machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshe-tē 
-ˈche-;
-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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And the trio realizes this the second the Westies lock the door, wield a machete, and collect all of their phones — a telltale sign of a game night going awry.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Concerning incidents have occurred including ballot boxes being set on fire in Oregon and Washington and a Trump supporter being arrested in Neptune Beach, Florida for threatening two Kamala Harris supporters with a machete outside an early voting site.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The city's discovery didn't require breaking through the jungle with machetes or patiently excavating with brushes and spatulas.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
In some places, officers are using machetes to slice through thick brush, Pennington said earlier.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Concerning incidents have occurred including ballot boxes being set on fire in Oregon and Washington and a Trump supporter being arrested in Neptune Beach, Florida for threatening two Kamala Harris supporters with a machete outside an early voting site.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The city's discovery didn't require breaking through the jungle with machetes or patiently excavating with brushes and spatulas.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
In some places, officers are using machetes to slice through thick brush, Pennington said earlier.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshet-ē
-ˈchet-ē;
mə-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used especially for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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