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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Cobos-Martinez, 37, is charged with capital murder in the death of Chandra Nagamallaiah, who police say was attacked with a machete in front of his wife and child at a Dallas motel on September 10.
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Cobos-Martinez is accused of beheading Nagamallaiah during a machete attack in Dallas.
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shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump vows immigration crackdown after Cuban national charged in machete murder.
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The victim ran toward the motel office while Cobos-Martinez chased after him with the machete, police said.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Cobos-Martinez is accused of beheading Nagamallaiah during a machete attack in Dallas.
—Kate Plummer
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump vows immigration crackdown after Cuban national charged in machete murder.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The victim ran toward the motel office while Cobos-Martinez chased after him with the machete, police said.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 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 25 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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