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
Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Then along came President Donald Trump and his cleaver.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Metal pipes, cleavers, champagne bottles, and Uzis are all in the mix.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Authorities kicked down the door to the home on 84th Street and allegedly found the uncle standing near the entrance, wielding a meat cleaver and drenched in blood.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Then along came President Donald Trump and his cleaver.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Metal pipes, cleavers, champagne bottles, and Uzis are all in the mix.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Authorities kicked down the door to the home on 84th Street and allegedly found the uncle standing near the entrance, wielding a meat cleaver and drenched in blood.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
Noun
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Bald Knob police responded to a disturbance call at the food truck and found that two men had been arguing when one of them stabbed the other with a knife multiple times, Bald Knob police Chief Larry House said.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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The officer who shot the projectiles could be heard saying a knife was by Ellis' shoulder and the hatchet was by his legs.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Healy has been patrolling the Arctic alongside the national security cutter USCGC Waesche since Saturday.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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These include American Tanto, sheepfoot, serrated and saw blade options, as well as unconventional choices like a comb and can opener/ruler/wrench/seatbelt cutter single-piece multitool.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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The man and woman were assaulted, according to police, and they were both stabbed multiple times with a machete.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Man, ever since Ashley Olsen took a machete hiking, there have been no rules.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
26 Aug. 2025
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That plunged the dagger – with 25 seconds left in the second quarter.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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But Mickey Gasper stunned everyone with a leadoff home run, the first of his career, and then Matt Wallner provided the dagger with a three-run shot to secure the win.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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