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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Ortega’s accomplice, who is still being sought, threatened the victim with a machete before running off with the victim’s laptop, wallet, credit cards, and cell phone, officials said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
An Islamist group linked to Islamic State called the AFD is feared to have beheaded the victims with machetes in the province of North Kivu, highlighting the violence against Christians in some parts of the globe.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Once in Griswold, Correa and his sister chased the 21-year-old into the woods and attacked him with a machete, leaving him to die, according to court records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said the machete was later tested and determined to contained traces of DNA from the victim in the first attack.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
An Islamist group linked to Islamic State called the AFD is feared to have beheaded the victims with machetes in the province of North Kivu, highlighting the violence against Christians in some parts of the globe.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Once in Griswold, Correa and his sister chased the 21-year-old into the woods and attacked him with a machete, leaving him to die, according to court records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said the machete was later tested and determined to contained traces of DNA from the victim in the first attack.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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