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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The one tribe that finishes first gets their pot and machete.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
At that time, another man came out of the encampment and put a machete blade to Romero-Milan's neck.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Sep. 2024
The statement was issued just days after gangs launched a pre-dawn attack Tuesday around an upper-class community in Haiti’s capital, forcing residents armed with machetes and guns to fight side-by-side with police to repel gunmen.
—Danica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors allege in charging documents that Nguyen had hit Reeder with an ax or machete, per KOMO News and The Seattle Times.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
At that time, another man came out of the encampment and put a machete blade to Romero-Milan's neck.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Sep. 2024
The statement was issued just days after gangs launched a pre-dawn attack Tuesday around an upper-class community in Haiti’s capital, forcing residents armed with machetes and guns to fight side-by-side with police to repel gunmen.
—Danica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors allege in charging documents that Nguyen had hit Reeder with an ax or machete, per KOMO News and The Seattle Times.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 30 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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