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Even Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves have buried the hatchet.
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Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Her memoir settles a few scores, generally with a stiletto rather than a hatchet.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Now in peacetime and with a new set of actors, the time had come to bury the hatchet and settle the issue between once and for all.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
But Kevin asked for the hatchet to be buried, and immediately the tension turned into celebration.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 May 2026
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Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Her memoir settles a few scores, generally with a stiletto rather than a hatchet.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Now in peacetime and with a new set of actors, the time had come to bury the hatchet and settle the issue between once and for all.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
But Kevin asked for the hatchet to be buried, and immediately the tension turned into celebration.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 May 2026
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“Hatchet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchet. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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hatchet
noun
hatch·et
ˈhach-ət 
: a small ax with a short handle
Etymology
Middle English hachet "small ax, hatchet," from early French hachette, literally, "small battle-ax," from hache "battle-ax"; of Germanic origin — related to hash entry 1, hatch entry 4
Medical Definition
hatchet
noun
hatch·et
ˈhach-ət
: a dental excavator
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