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 oldest one, a cleaver, is from 1998, the same year the store opened.
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Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Calvin Sharp killed Molina with a meat cleaver in August 2007.
—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
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Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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USAID gutting hits Colorado as organizations, small businesses struggle to survive
Will the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood survive the Trump administration’s cost-cutting cleaver?
—David Bauder, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
Calvin Sharp killed Molina with a meat cleaver in August 2007.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
Noun
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All knives need to be sharpened over time to improve their usability, but some knives require more frequent sharpening.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Reduce heat to medium-low and cook on the second side until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 5 minutes.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Matthews’ fastball has averaged 97.1 mph for the Saints, compared to 94.9 mph for the Twins as a rookie last season, and the velocity on his slider and cutter are also up 2-3 mph.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lindor laid down a textbook bunt down for a single, and Soto hit a cutter to the left-center warning track with one on and none out.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nisa Mickens, 15, and Kayla Cuevas, 16, friends and classmates at Brentwood High School, were killed with a machete and a baseball bat by a group of young men and teenage boys who had stalked them from a car.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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Armed with machetes, protesters shouted slurs at government officials while attempting to head to the offices where the prime minister and members of the Transitional Presidential Council work.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The dagger is a metallurgical masterpiece that could be up to 2,500 years old, per the statement.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Threaten the rubber hand by attempting to stab it with a dagger, for instance, and the participants exhibit an involuntary startle or fear response.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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