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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Hacking a path through dense jungle with a machete.
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Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Bohler is reportedly accused of approaching Rakeem Tayquon Young, 34, while Young was walking his dog, Chanel, and pulling out a machete while threatening to kill the animal.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
There are flies in the folds of her kitchen curtains, probably, and a machete left out on the lawn.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
From smashing into glass doors as a burglar to attacking with a machete and acting as a ‘dangerous’ nanny, the Unitree G1 was initially tested for its usefulness as an assistant before appearing for the durability tests.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
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Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Bohler is reportedly accused of approaching Rakeem Tayquon Young, 34, while Young was walking his dog, Chanel, and pulling out a machete while threatening to kill the animal.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
There are flies in the folds of her kitchen curtains, probably, and a machete left out on the lawn.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
From smashing into glass doors as a burglar to attacking with a machete and acting as a ‘dangerous’ nanny, the Unitree G1 was initially tested for its usefulness as an assistant before appearing for the durability tests.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 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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