as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
a fabric cutter
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The 31-year-old right-handed pitcher used his cutter, his sweeper, his slider and his heat – a four-seem fastball that touched 100 mph early and remained in the high-90s.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Without access to many kitchen supplies, the women improvised, using wine bottles and shell casings as rolling pins and baking soda tins as cutters.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Walker also wanted Scherzer to execute his fastball and slider glove side, throw a strike-to-ball changeup and place his cutter at the top of the zone.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The coast guard cutter’s bow sustained heavy damage.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Without access to many kitchen supplies, the women improvised, using wine bottles and shell casings as rolling pins and baking soda tins as cutters.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Walker also wanted Scherzer to execute his fastball and slider glove side, throw a strike-to-ball changeup and place his cutter at the top of the zone.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The coast guard cutter’s bow sustained heavy damage.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutter
knife
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While a decade ago the majority of knife crime perpetrated by young people was related to gangs, this is no longer the case, James Alexander, an associate enterprise fellow in criminology at London Metropolitan University, told CNN.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Homemade knives, called shanks, are plentiful inside the prison, several inmates said.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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