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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Frechel then went into her closet and pulled out a machete, police said.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Victims were murdered with machetes, garden hoes, and clubs; their bodies were tossed into rivers, dumped in ditches, and hurled into wells and pit latrines.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Abigayle describes the attacker as someone who appeared to instinctively begin swinging the machete, hitting her in the back, and injuring others in his way.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Individuals were often shot or attacked with stones and machetes while unarmed and not involved in any acts of violence, the report said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Victims were murdered with machetes, garden hoes, and clubs; their bodies were tossed into rivers, dumped in ditches, and hurled into wells and pit latrines.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Abigayle describes the attacker as someone who appeared to instinctively begin swinging the machete, hitting her in the back, and injuring others in his way.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Individuals were often shot or attacked with stones and machetes while unarmed and not involved in any acts of violence, the report said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 28 Nov. 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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