as in cutter
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
be careful in using the knife to split open the cardboard box
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Recent Examples of knife
Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
James, influenced by the assassin, attacks Maggie, who stabs him in the leg with a knife.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
On top of this, one of Pennsylvania’s senators, John Fetterman, loathes him and worked to knife him in public and private.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The technique requires a lot of practice and an extremely sharp Japanese knife, so the fish doesn’t fall apart.
—Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
James, influenced by the assassin, attacks Maggie, who stabs him in the leg with a knife.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Among those in recent months: A 66-year-old woman was fatally knifed on her commute home from work, a bus driver was stabbed and a Metro security guard shot a man who tried to stab him.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
On top of this, one of Pennsylvania’s senators, John Fetterman, loathes him and worked to knife him in public and private.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knife
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Billionaire Michael Krasny lists home in the Park Tower for $3.4M American Airlines tests boarding technology that audibly shames line cutters Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox have a new TV home.Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Even Bobby Portis is keeping his eyes up, passing up his usual mid-range looks in favor of hitting cutters like Taurean Prince on backdoor slashes.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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The five razor-sharp blades make quick slicing a breeze for green onions, parsley, and even lettuce.Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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Compared to steel-cut oats (Irish or Scottish), oats groats (whole grain seed with the husk removed) have been chopped or sliced into smaller pieces.Karina Tolentino, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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An expansive pocket is created by sweeping the blade’s tip back and forth.Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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The five razor-sharp blades make quick slicing a breeze for green onions, parsley, and even lettuce.Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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Absolute Technologies, which originally began as a small machine shop in Santa Fe Springs making service repairs for Textron’s Bell Helicopters, makes landing gears, thrust reverser cylinders, flight control pistons, load transfer components and assemblies.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Between the lines: Any period of uncertainty could see the country thrust into a time of legal drama, paralyzed governance and overall distrust, as Axios' Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen reported.Adam Tamburin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The main frame 10-pointer was cool, but a long dagger point coming off his base added a bit of flair too cool to pass up.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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Fitting into that Manet moment, as well as the current dagger point of what Paris has apparently decided is the thing to do, Zoe Kravitz resolutely sees and ups the Lila Grace Moss-Hack’s black lace bet by shortening it dramatically and accelerating the general see-through-ness everywhere possible.Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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There and elsewhere, the songs punch above the weight necessary for Christmas fluff, but most fail to clear the bar of justifying their presence in an already padded runtime.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Cincy takes over near its own 10. Copied Share Bengals punch it in after marathon drive Rohan Nadkarni The Bengals are up 7-0 after a one-yard touchdown run by Chase Brown.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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With the extra attacker out, Fabian Zetterlund scored a power-play goal with 26 seconds left in regulation time to cut the Rangers lead to 3-2, but the Sharks could not find the equalizer.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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European countries, meanwhile, have some of the world’s strictest targets to cut emissions by 2030 — but have also secured new gas supplies following Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In postwar California, the Red Light Bandit pricked a governor’s conscience.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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During this test, a healthcare provider pricks your skin with a small amount of an allergen.Daniel More, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knife. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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