as in knife
a heavy implement with a wide sharp blade used for cutting up large pieces of meat
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Recent Examples of cleaver
Specifically, there are a ton of underbarrel attachments that are great, from hucking cleavers at enemies for one shot kills, shooting out gravity wells, laying down corrosive pools or an AOE energy blast around you.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The pair have also found many functioning skeleton keys, milk bottles and caps from 1902 to 1940, and a large meat cleaver hanging in the basement ceiling rafters.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The older woman paces from one wall of the sauna to the other, with a hand on her waist and the other straight out, like a cleaver.
—Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Premium features Some knife blocks have special slots for big knives such as machetes or cleavers.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The pair have also found many functioning skeleton keys, milk bottles and caps from 1902 to 1940, and a large meat cleaver hanging in the basement ceiling rafters.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The older woman paces from one wall of the sauna to the other, with a hand on her waist and the other straight out, like a cleaver.
—Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Premium features Some knife blocks have special slots for big knives such as machetes or cleavers.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
Noun
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Just as a chef hones a knife daily to keep it prime—rather than waiting for it to dull and require the destructive act of sharpening—organizations can hone their approach to AI in ways that are less risky, more resilient, and ultimately faster and more effective than transformation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The film’s final reveal is one last turning of the knife in Lapid’s incisive, combustible critique of a country ensnared in the delirium of war.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2025
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There are 10 speeds for nearly any task, and there are also 10 attachments available that transform your mixer into a pasta maker, a veggie cutter and more.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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In addition to guarding Doncic, Kuminga looked comfortable launching bombs from behind the arc against a porous Lakers defense while also creating space as a cutter when Green had the ball at the elbow.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Hacking a path through dense jungle with a machete.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
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When Grimes rose up over Tre Mann and completed the rally with his dagger three, Joel Embiid sprinted off the bench with a huge smile on his face, and the entire bench joined him.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Some 78 yards later, Brown had a touchdown that his quarterback and coach would call the dagger in a 42-17 unexpected laugher at KU.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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