machete

noun

Definition of machetenext
as in knife

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Recent Examples of machete An Islamist group linked to Islamic State called the AFD is feared to have beheaded the victims with machetes in the province of North Kivu, highlighting the violence against Christians in some parts of the globe. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025 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 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 As things escalated, the attacker yanked out a machete intending to attack his rival’s dog — but the victim stepped in to protect his pooch, cops said. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for machete
Recent Examples of Synonyms for machete
  1. knife
  2. dagger
  3. pocketknife
  4. bayonet
  5. cutlass
  6. switchblade
  7. stiletto
  8. cutter
Noun
  • Lala Kent is hoping to go back under the knife after noticing changes in her body following her second pregnancy.
    — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In his backpack, agents found zip ties, duct tape, ammunition, a firearm, a knife, lockpicking equipment, two phones and a thumbdrive, court documents say.
    — James Bandler, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of knife
Noun
  • The Lakers landed two resounding blows that should have served as daggers.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In a close game with two minutes left, the player most likely to produce a dagger is Mississippi guard Sean Pedulla.
    — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of dagger
Noun
  • The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) routinely confiscates a variety of objects from passengers, from pocketknives to high-end electronics.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Definition of pocketknife
Noun
  • For the occasion, the office of the local governor had prepared an elaborate ceremony, with a military band and an honor guard standing at attention, the bayonets of their rifles glinting in the sun.
    — Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Striking miners were astonished to discover soldiers from the U.S. Army disembarking from train cars, their bayonets glittering in the frosty air.
    — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of bayonet
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of cutlass
Noun
  • In June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Definition of switchblade
Noun
  • Think of stiletto nails as almond nails’ cooler, edgier cousin.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Her stiletto nails were painted a neon yellow, and matched her pedicure.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of stiletto
Noun
  • The cutter was relatively effective (.416 expected opponent slugging percentage), as was his sweeper (.428 XSLG), but left-handed hitters teed off on his four-seamer (.778 XSLG) and change-up (.509 XSLG).
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Through August, Webb’s cutter accounted for 1.1% of his pitches.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of cutter

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