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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Video footage of the brutal attack showed the gang killing the child with multiple weapons, including a kitchen knife and a machete.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
Jordan attacked two hikers with a machete in 2019.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Amorado then slashed the motionless Espinoza’s neck with a machete, prosecutors said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Mwarancha, from the nearby village of Bokore, has been shot by an arrow, struck on the head with a machete, and bitten by a lion.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
Jordan attacked two hikers with a machete in 2019.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Amorado then slashed the motionless Espinoza’s neck with a machete, prosecutors said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Mwarancha, from the nearby village of Bokore, has been shot by an arrow, struck on the head with a machete, and bitten by a lion.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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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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