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
Meat cleavers were wedged between the chicken cutting table and wall.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors added, per the Republic, that Inoue had a meat cleaver with her.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The oldest one, a cleaver, is from 1998, the same year the store opened.
—Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors added, per the Republic, that Inoue had a meat cleaver with her.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The oldest one, a cleaver, is from 1998, the same year the store opened.
—Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Related Articles Zelenskyy calls for ‘armed forces of Europe’ as EU leaders bristle at new US policies on Ukraine
USAID gutting hits Colorado as organizations, small businesses struggle to survive
Will the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood survive the Trump administration’s cost-cutting cleaver?
—David Bauder, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaver
Noun
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Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Authorities were called to a residence there, near Harrison Avenue and West Bridger Street, the evening of April 5 to investigate a report of a physical disturbance involving a person with a knife.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Cord cutters who don’t have Verizon can get some of the best Disney+ deals with the Disney Bundle Duo or Trio plans that also include Hulu and/or ESPN+ starting at $10.99 per month; or the Disney+, Hulu and Max bundle starting at $16.99 monthly with ads.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The wholesale market got a yellow placard after county inspectors spotted old food accumulation on the ceiling panel above the meat cutter.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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So our list of regenerative agricultural practices that are suitable for the coffee sector are, for instance, to cut the arms with the scissor and not with the machete.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The brother grabbed a machete and engaged his father, who’s accused of stabbing him during the fight, prosecutors said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Misdemeanor carry concealed dirk or dagger, 3000 block Ocean Front Walk, 1:18 p.m.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Justin Champagnie hit a 3-pointer, the Heat had a backcourt violation and then Carrington ruined Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s 40-point game by dropping this dagger on him.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Cleaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaver. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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