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
The question is how to get there from here, particularly as the butcher’s cleaver is ascendant over the diplomat.
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Nic Robertson, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
One is a terrifying menace with a cleaver, the other is...an actor diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder who gets way too method and starts killing people, only to eventually get killed by the real Butcher ghost, with a cleaver.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
On Thursday, a man wielding a meat cleaver stabbed two men inside a Bronx laundromat, sending both victims to Lincoln Hospital, where one died, police said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
The pair fend off the masses – driving through walls, avoiding meat cleavers and fighting Louis Lewis.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 2 July 2024
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Nic Robertson, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
One is a terrifying menace with a cleaver, the other is...an actor diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder who gets way too method and starts killing people, only to eventually get killed by the real Butcher ghost, with a cleaver.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
On Thursday, a man wielding a meat cleaver stabbed two men inside a Bronx laundromat, sending both victims to Lincoln Hospital, where one died, police said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
The pair fend off the masses – driving through walls, avoiding meat cleavers and fighting Louis Lewis.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
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The knife should slide in and pry open the shell easily.Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
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Originating as a sod knife, these have become essential equipment for our garden staff at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sugano also throws a cutter, slider, splitter, sinker and curve.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The pair of figures came into and out of focus; in some passages the surface had hyper-similitude, in others a rougher, grooved surface, betraying the involvement of a CNC cutter.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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The next morning, however, Orry discovers Tula has poisoned his entire family — save for his brother — and has a dagger left over for him.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, two other rushers were able to find the end zone, with Lamar Jackson getting in for the Ravens’ first score of the game and Justice Hill putting the dagger in the victory with a 51-yard score in the fourth quarter.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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