machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshe-tē 
-ˈche-;
-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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The man and woman were assaulted, according to police, and they were both stabbed multiple times with a machete.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The main suspect allegedly stole chemicals from his workplace to build a bomb, and also planned to drive his vehicle into the crowd congregated outside the stadium while armed with knives and machetes.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Man, ever since Ashley Olsen took a machete hiking, there have been no rules.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
One suspect is accused of attacking a victim with a machete.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The main suspect allegedly stole chemicals from his workplace to build a bomb, and also planned to drive his vehicle into the crowd congregated outside the stadium while armed with knives and machetes.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Man, ever since Ashley Olsen took a machete hiking, there have been no rules.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
One suspect is accused of attacking a victim with a machete.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for machete
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshet-ē
-ˈchet-ē;
mə-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used especially for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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