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Recent Examples of machete
That same year, 16 people were killed after a Uyghur attacked dozens of Chinese police officers with a dump truck and machetes.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
There’s a muddy net crawl, a gate to break through, letter tiles, a combination lock, a machete and lastly, a hanging bat puzzle!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Dec. 2024
There were 18 shootings involving Indianapolis police in 2023.
Dec. 4: A person carrying a machete was shot by police responding to a disturbance with a weapon at an industrial park off Brookville Road on the city's southeast side.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
The brush is so thick, officers must use machetes to slice through it.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
There’s a muddy net crawl, a gate to break through, letter tiles, a combination lock, a machete and lastly, a hanging bat puzzle!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Dec. 2024
There were 18 shootings involving Indianapolis police in 2023.
Dec. 4: A person carrying a machete was shot by police responding to a disturbance with a weapon at an industrial park off Brookville Road on the city's southeast side.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
The brush is so thick, officers must use machetes to slice through it.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machete
Noun
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The department wrote that Ross turned toward an officer with the knife in hand.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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Authorities said the marshals opened fire when Jones charged at them with a knife.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The sentiment felt like a dagger, striking with unbearable pain.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni That feels like a possible first-half dagger.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At the Williamsburg International Airport in Virginia, a pocketknife was found shoved inside someone’s shoe.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2025
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After all, what says hardcore quite like amputating your own fingertip with a pocketknife?—
Sarah Goodman,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Three Humvees, more than a dozen bayonets and other items were taken from a storage warehouse and parking lot at the Army Reserve Center in Tustin this week, and the thieves remain at large, police announced Friday.—
City News Service,
Orange County Register,
12 Jan. 2025
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Our Most Popular Stories of 2021 This year, readers were into peanut butter and jelly, semi-conductors, bayonets, Victorian knitting manuals, plus the hard-working dogs of Medieval Europe.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Jan. 2025
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Noun
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Why did federal agents seize — and then return — $5 million worth of switchblades from a Colorado man?—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
10 Jan. 2025
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Led by vocalist Christina Michelle’s hair-raising screams, Deep Sage mangles everything in its path with thick basslines and switchblade guitars until the floor is bloodied but the air, at long last, is cleansed.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2024
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It's been a few years since the last James Bond movie hit theaters, but Saweetie is ready to step into the stilettos of legendary Bond Girls before her with this ultra-sharp bob.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Dec. 2024
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And of course, killer boots: thigh-high stilettos, and the aforementioned cowboy kind.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Jan. 2025
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The officers stopped the vehicle and initiated an investigation, which led to the discovery of several burglary tools, including a handsaw, bolt cutters, and pry tools, scattered inside the car.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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This 10-in-1 multitool features a bottle opener, a cord cutter, three hex wrenches, and a screwdriver—and that’s just the beginning.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machete. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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