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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The prosecution’s most important piece of evidence is a DNA sample taken from a knife sheath left at the crime scene.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Lenard speculated that some of Shaheen’s wounds were hesitation wounds, which are common when someone uses a knife to die by suicide.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One thing past cost cutters have practiced, humane treatment and protection of the American public seems to have been forgotten today.—
Peter Buonome,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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Chamberlain’s daring hairstyle, which also featured choppy baby bangs, required a team of hair pros including stylist Sami Knight, cutter Frank (who goes by @fabulousfrank on Instagram) and colorist Anthony Vincent Ronquillo.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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After an intense, one-shot fight scene through Josie’s Bar, Matt and Bullseye make their way to the roof, while Matt is covered in daggers and using his super-senses to listen to Foggy’s fading heartbeat.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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Such was evident following a dagger of a fast break Sunday.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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