as in knife
a heavy implement with a wide sharp blade used for cutting up large pieces of meat
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Recent Examples of cleaver
Calvin Sharp killed Molina with a meat cleaver in August 2007.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Trump voters loved the idea of Elon Musk taking a meat cleaver to the federal government.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
Additionally, inspectors said, knives and cleavers were being stored between tables on an unclean surface.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Clusters of cleavers grew around the pond that fronted the main house.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Trump voters loved the idea of Elon Musk taking a meat cleaver to the federal government.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
Additionally, inspectors said, knives and cleavers were being stored between tables on an unclean surface.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Clusters of cleavers grew around the pond that fronted the main house.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
Noun
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Lala Kent is hoping to go back under the knife after noticing changes in her body following her second pregnancy.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The set includes stainless steel dinner forks, salad forks, dinner knives, dinner spoons, and teaspoons that can serve up to 12 people.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The cutter was relatively effective (.416 expected opponent slugging percentage), as was his sweeper (.428 XSLG), but left-handed hitters teed off on his four-seamer (.778 XSLG) and change-up (.509 XSLG).—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Through August, Webb’s cutter accounted for 1.1% of his pitches.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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The Lakers landed two resounding blows that should have served as daggers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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In a close game with two minutes left, the player most likely to produce a dagger is Mississippi guard Sean Pedulla.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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